DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    ACTH is secreted by :

    A)  thyroid gland  

    B)  thymus gland

    C)  pituitary gland

    D) isletsof Langerhans

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) is secreted by the arterior lobe of pituitary. It stimulates the cortex of adrenal gland to produce its hormones. Thyroxin and calcitonin are secreted from thyroid gland. Thymosin hormone is secreted from the thymus gland. Insulin, glucagon and somatostatin are secreted by (\[\text{ }\!\!\beta\!\!\text{ }\]-cells, \[\text{ }\!\!\alpha\!\!\text{ }\]-cells and \[\text{ }\!\!\delta\!\!\text{ }\] cells of Islets of Langerhans.


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