NEET MCQ on Androgens Quiz Questions

1. As per the prenatal androgen theory, female homosexuality takes place as a result of

A underexposure to estrogen B overexposure to prenatal androgen C overexposure to testosterone D underexposure to prenatal androgen

2. What is the reason why some human females tend to develop male characteristics such as degeneration of ovaries and uterus, beard, enlargement of the clitoris?

A surgical removal of mammary glands B overproduction of adrenal androgens C damage to the posterior pituitary D overproduction of estrogen and testosterone

3. This is Addison’s disease

A Involves a long-term endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough steroid hormones B Involves the overproduction of cortisol and aldosterone by the adrenal cortex C Involves the overproduction of androgens by the adrenal medulla D Involves the underproduction of androgens by the adrenal medulla

4. This hormone in males triggers Sertoli cells to synthesize androgen binding globulin (ABG)

A Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) B Luteinizing hormone (LH) C Oxytocin D Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

5. When chemical signals are produced by entities, it influences the behaviour of other entities belonging to the same species This is known as

A Steroid B Androgen C Insulin D Pheromone

6. This is the effect of GnRH secreted by the hypothalamus

A triggers the synthesis of carbohydrates from non-carbohydrates in liver B triggers foetal ejection reflex C triggers secretion of milk in the mammary glands D triggers the synthesis and secretion of androgens

7. This condition results in females that secrete large quantities of androgens

A Addison’s disease B Adrenal hyperplasia C Both of these D None of the above

8. The adrenal glands in hyperplasia produce high quantities of this substance

A Estrogen B Androgen C Glucocorticoids D Adrenaline

9. This conduction is most likely to occur if the developing foetus is not sensitive to the effects of testosterone and other such androgens

A Klienfelters syndrome B Von Willebrand’s disease C Waardenburg’s syndrome D Testicular feminisation syndrome

10. The receptor cells in the hypothalamus of the developing males in the womb are unresponsive to

A estrogen B androgen C gonadotropins D testosterone