Model Question and Answers for Preparing Kerala PSC

 Chemical Co-ordination in Animals

1)      Which Gland is commonly known as Biological clock?

Answer: Pineal gland

2)      Hormone produced more in darkness?

Answer: Melatonin

3)      Gland like pink leaf?

Answer: Pancreas

4)      The gland that secretes both an Enzyme and a hormone?

Answer: Pancreas

5)      The gland which has both endocrine and exocrine function?

Answer: Pancreas

6)      The Endocrine part of the pancreas is known as:

Answer: Islets of langerhans

7)      Alpha cells of Islets secrete?

Answer: Glucogen

8)      Beta cells of Islets secrete?

Answer: Insulin

9)      Hormone which controls the level of sugar in the body?

Answer: Insulin

10)  Deficiency of Insulin leads to excess sugar in the blood known as?

Answer: Diabetes mellitus

11)  Birth hormone?

Answer: Oxytoxin

12)  Milk ejection hormone?

Answer: Oxytoxin

13)  Hormone secreted by hypothalamus?

Answer: Vasopressin and Oxytoxin

14)  An Anti Diuretic Hormone (ADH)?

Answer: Vasopressin

15)  Hyposecretion of ADH causes a disorder known as?

Answer: Diabetes insipidus

16)  Hormone promotes the reabsorption of water by kidney tubules?

Answer: Vasopressin

17)  Supra renal gland?

Answer: Adrenal gland

18)  Pyramid shaped yellowish gland situated over the kidney?

Answer: Adrenal glands

19)  Emergency gland?

Answer: Adrenal glands

20)  Emergency Hormone?

Answer: Adrenaline

21)  Hormone raises the rate of heart beat and blood pressure?

Answer: Adrenaline

22)  Antistrees hormone?

Answer: Cortiso

23)  Male sex hormone?

Answer: Androgens

24)  Female sex hormone?

Answer: Oestrogens

25)  Pregnancy hormone?

Answer: Progesterone