NEET-UG Biology · Class 11
Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain — NEET & JEE Questions
Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain is a topic in Chemical Coordination and Integration, a Class 11 Biology chapter of the NEET-UG syllabus. TestBudy holds 17 published NEET-UG questions on Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain, each with the marking scheme of the real paper. The ideas it examines include How the hypothalamus orders the pituitary.
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Key formulas and concepts
The ideas Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain is examined on, as they are tagged in the syllabus tree.
- How the hypothalamus orders the pituitary
Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain MCQs with solutions
10 of the 17 published questions on this topic, exactly as they appear in a test. Answers and worked solutions come with your result rather than on this page.
Hormones that control secretion from the anterior pituitary are produced mainly by the:
- A. pineal gland
- B. thyroid gland
- C. hypothalamus
- D. adrenal medulla
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in an adult can cause:
- A. dwarfism
- B. cretinism
- C. acromegaly
- D. Addison disease
The anterior pituitary hormone promoting body growth:
- A. oxytocin
- B. melatonin
- C. growth hormone
- D. ADH
The anterior pituitary hormone stimulating adrenal cortex:
- A. ACTH
- B. oxytocin
- C. TSH
- D. ADH
The anterior pituitary hormone stimulating the thyroid:
- A. FSH
- B. TSH
- C. prolactin
- D. ACTH
Which brain region produces releasing and inhibiting hormones that regulate the anterior pituitary?
- A. Cerebellum
- B. Hypothalamus
- C. Medulla oblongata
- D. Occipital cortex
How do hypothalamic releasing hormones reach the anterior pituitary efficiently?
- A. Through the pulmonary artery only
- B. Through the ureter
- C. Through the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation
- D. Through cerebrospinal fluid alone
Which of the following hormones released from the pituitary is actually synthesized in the hypothalamus?
- A. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- B. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- C. Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- D. Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
The hypothalamus regulates the anterior pituitary mainly through
- A. releasing and inhibiting hormones delivered by portal blood vessels
- B. direct secretion of all anterior pituitary hormones
- C. motor neurons to skeletal muscle
- D. bile ducts
ADH is synthesised in the hypothalamus but released into blood from which pituitary region?
- A. Adrenal cortex
- B. Anterior pituitary
- C. Thyroid gland
- D. Posterior pituitary
Common mistakes in Hypothalamus and pituitary control chain
Recorded against questions in this topic that are not shown above, so none of these points at an answer you can see on this page.
- Thinking any hormone that affects its own pathway demonstrates positive feedback.
- Skipping the pituitary step and assuming hypothalamic hormones act directly on every peripheral endocrine gland.
- Skips the pituitary step and chooses a hormone from another endocrine gland.
- Calls any hormone amplification or inhibition positive feedback without checking direction.
- Assumes anterior and posterior pituitary are controlled through the same route.
- Places ACTH production in the adrenal gland itself.
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