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One-page hormone revision for competitive exams

December 30, 2025
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1. Which hormone converts glucose into glycogen?

Answer: Insulin

2. Which gland is attached to the hypothalamus by infundibulum?

Answer: Pituitary

3. Which hormone is responsible for milk ejection reflex?

Answer: Oxytocin

4. Which hormone deficiency causes tetany?

Answer: Parathormone

5. Which hormone is secreted during fear and stress?

Answer: Adrenaline

6. Which gland secretes melatonin?

Answer:  Pineal

7. Which hormone regulates basal metabolic rate?

Answer: Thyroxine

8. Which hormone is responsible for secondary sexual characters in females?

Answer: Estrogen

9. Which hormone is secreted by beta cells of pancreas?

Answer: Insulin

10. Addison’s disease is caused due to deficiency of:

Answer: Cortisol

11. Which hormone is also known as vasopressin?

Answer: ADH

12. Which hormone stimulates thyroid gland?

Answer: FSH

13. Which hormone increases blood pressure?

Answer: Aldosterone

14. Which hormone is secreted by thymus?

Answer: Thymosin

15. Which hormone is secreted by kidney?

Answer: Renin and Erythropoietin

16. Which hormone is essential for implantation of embryo?

Answer: Progesterone

17. Gigantism occurs due to excess GH during:

Answer: Childhood

18. Which hormone antagonizes parathormone?

Answer: Calcitonin

19. Which hormone is chemically a protein hormone?

Answer: Insulin

20. Which hormone controls water reabsorption in kidneys?

Answer: ADH

21. Which hormone is secreted by placenta?

Answer: hCG

22. Which hormone causes uterine contraction during childbirth?

Answer: Oxytocin

23. Which hormone deficiency causes diabetes insipidus?

Answer: ADH

24. Which hormone stimulates RBC production?

Answer: Erythropoietin

25. Which hormone regulates circadian rhythm?

Answer: Melatonine

26. Which hormone is secreted by alpha cells of pancreas?

Answer: Glucagon

27. Which hormone is known as pregnancy hormone?

Answer: Progesterone

28. Which hormone reduces blood calcium level?

Answer:  Calcitonine

29. Which gland is both endocrine and exocrine?

Answer: Pancreas

30. Which hormone is secreted in response to low blood glucose?

Answer: Glucagone

31. Myxedema occurs due to deficiency of:

Answer: Thyroxine

32. Which hormone is steroid in nature?

Answer: Cortisol

33. Which hormone is responsible for male secondary sexual characters?

Answer: Testosterone

34. Which hormone stimulates ovulation?

Answer: LH

35. Which hormone is secreted by gastric glands?

Answer: Gastrin

36. Which hormone increases heart rate?

Answer: Adrenaline

37. Which hormone stimulates milk production?

Answer: Prolactin

38. Goitre is caused due to deficiency of:

Answer: Iodine

39. Which gland secretes both exocrine and endocrine hormones?

Answer: Pancreas

40. Which hormone shows negative feedback on pituitary?

Answer: Thyroxine

41. Which hormone is responsible for libido in males?

Answer: Testosterone

42. Which hormone is secreted during fasting?

Answer:  Glucagon

43. Which hormone has a circadian rhythm?

Answer: Melatonin

44. Which hormone reduces urine output?

Answer: ADH

45. Which hormone is known as anti-diuretic hormone?

Answer: Vasopressin

46. Which hormone increases protein breakdown?

Answer: Cortisol

47. Which hormone is secreted by corpus luteum?

Answer: Progesterone

48. Which hormone causes bronchodilation?

Answer: Adrenaline

49. Which hormone is responsible for immune system development?

Answer: Thymosin

50. Which hormone is called “life-saving hormone”?

Answer: Insulin

51. Which hormone increases blood calcium level?

Answer: Parathormone

52. Which hormone regulates sleep–wake cycle?

Answer: Melatonin

53. Which hormone is called the “emergency hormone”?

Answer: Adrenaline

54. Which hormone is known as the “Happy Hormone” and is linked to pleasure and reward?

Answer: Dopamine

55. Which hormone is called a “Happy Hormone” and regulates mood and emotional well-being?

Answer: Serotonin

56. Which hormone is known as the “Love Hormone” or “Cuddle Hormone”?

Answer: Oxytocin

57. Which hormone plays a major role in bonding, trust, and social attachment?

Answer: Oxytocin

58. Which hormone is known as the “Stress Hormone”?

Answer: Cortisol

59. Which hormone helps the body respond to physical and emotional stress?

Answer: Cortisol

60. Which hormone is called the “Sleep Hormone”?

Answer: Melatonin

61. Which hormone regulates the sleep–wake (circadian) rhythm?

Answer: Melatonin

62. Which hormone is known as the “Fight or Flight Hormone”?

Answer: Adrenaline (Epinephrine)

63. Which hormone prepares the body for emergency situations by increasing heart rate and energy?

Answer: Adrenaline

64. Which hormones act as the body’s natural painkillers?

Answer: Endorphins

65. Which hormones are commonly called “Feel-Good Hormones”?

Answer: Endorphins

66. Which hormone is known as the “Hunger Hormone”?

Answer: Ghrelin

67. Which hormone stimulates appetite?

Answer: Ghrelin

68. Which hormone is called the “Fullness Hormone”?

Answer: Leptin

69. Which hormone signals the brain that the body has eaten enough?

Answer: Leptin

70. Which hormone is known as the “Blood Sugar Regulator”?

Answer: Insulin

71. Which hormone lowers blood glucose levels?

Answer: Insulin

72. Which hormone is essential for maintaining pregnancy?

Answer: Progesterone

73. Which hormone regulates the menstrual cycle and supports pregnancy?

Answer: Progesterone

74. Which is the primary male sex hormone?

Answer: Testosterone

75. Which hormone is responsible for male secondary sexual characters?

Answer: Testosterone