Behavioural and Allied Sciences

11. Which hormone increases the basal metabolic rate in the body:

1. parathyroid hormone
2. adrenal hormone
3. thyroid hormone
4. growth hormone

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12. Pituitary gland also known as master gland is under the control of

1. pineal gland
2. adrenal gland
3. hypothalamus
4. thyroid gland

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13. Which of these is not an endocrine gland:

1. Pancreas
2. Testes
3. Salivary gland
4. Parathyroid

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14. Which hormones of the adrenal glands supplement the sex hormones from the gonads:

1. Mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone
2. Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol
3. Gonadocorticoids, such as the androgens
4. Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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5. The overall number of cases in STI is

1. rising
2. falling
3. about the same as it always has been
4. none of the above

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16. Which of these are other types of STIs:

1. chancroid
2. scabies
3. Molluscum contagiosum
4. all the above

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17. The feedback loop for production of sex hormone in men does not include

1. hypothalamus
2. pituitary gland
3. oxytocin
4. follicle stimulating hormone

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8. HIV attacks a certain kind of cell in the immune system. Which is it:

1. red blood cells
2. white blood cells or T cells
3. platelets
4. epithelial cells

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19. The first stage of the sexual response cycle is

1. orgasm
2. resolution
3. excitement
4. plateau

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20. Womens ability to have multiple orgasms is primarily due to

1. the g-spot
2. the response of the inner layers of the vagina
3. having alternating orgasms in different locations
4. the fact that they do not have a refractory period

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