PSC Biology GK Questions

Biology General Knowledge Questions and answers about Chemical Coordination in Animals.

1. What are Ductless glands?

Answer: Endocrine glands

2. Chemical messengers?

Answer: Hormones

3. The organs which are influenced by hormones?

Answer: Target organs

4. Master gland of the body?

Answer: Pituitary gland

5. Growth hormone?

Answer: Somatotrophin

6. An abnormality in children due to the hyposecretion of somatotrophin?

Answer: Dwarfism

7. An abnormality in children due to the overproduction of growth hormone?

Answer: Gigantism

8. An abnormality in Adults due to the hypersecretion of Somatotrophin?

Answer: Acromegaly

9. Lactogenic hormone?

Answer: Prolactin

10. Hormone which stimulate the target organ to produce its hormone?

Answer: Tropic hormone

11. Bilobed gland situated in neck?

Answer: Thyroid gland

12. Gland is popularly known as Adam’s Apple?

Answer: Thyroid gland

13. Contigenital Hypothyroidism in Children’s?

Answer: Cretinism

14. Contigenital Hypothyroidism in Adults?

Answer: Myxoedema

15. Gulls disease?

Answer: Myxoedema

16. Endocrine gland for mental development?

Answer: Thyroid gland

17. Hormone for mental development?

Answer: Thyroxin

18. Deficiency of Iodine?

Answer: Simple goiter

19. Goitre due to hyperthyroidism?

Answer: Exophthalmic goiter

20. Grave’s disease?

Answer: Exophthalmic goiter

21. A narrow band which connects the lobes of thyroid gland?

Answer: Isthmus

22. Four small glands located at the posterior surface of the thyroid gland?

Answer: parathyroid

23. Hormone regulate blood calcium and phosphate levels?

Answer: parathyroid hormone (PTH)

24. Deficiency of parathyroid hormone?

Answer: Tetany

25. Juvenile gland?

Answer: Thymus

26. Gland degenerates after adultery?

Answer: Thymus

27. Juvenile hormone?

Answer: Thymosin

28. Gland which is known as Training school of T-lymphocytes?

Answer: Thymus

29. Gland which is known as Throne of immunity?

Answer: Thymus

30. Infantile gland?

Answer: Thymus