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Biology Chemical Co-ordination and Integration Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 21, 2026

Read the following and choose the option with all incorrect statements.

(i) The number of parathyroid gland present in human is four.

(ii) Parathyroid hormone decreases the Ca 2+ levels in the blood and so its called hypocalcemic hormone.

(iii) Thymuss glands secretes the peptide hormones called thymosins.

(iv) Adrenaline and nondrenaline hormones are commonly called catecholamines, secreted by cortex part of adrenal gland and are called emergency hormones.

(v) The adrenal cortex can be divided into three layers called zona reticularis (outer layer); zona glomerulosa (middle layer) and zona fasciculate (inner layer). It secretes many hormones commonly called as corticoids.

(vi) The corticoids involved in carbohydrate metabolism are called glucocorticoid.

(vii) In our body, cortisol is the main glucocorticoid.

(viii) Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid in our body.

(ix) In pancreas, the α-cells secrete a hormone called glucagon, whileβ-cells secrete insulin.

(x) Glucagon is peptide hormone, which decrease blood sugar level and so-called hypoglycemic hormone.

A
(i), (iii), (vi), (vii)
B
(ii), (iv), (vii), (ix)
C
(i), (iii), (v), (x)
D
(ii), (iv), (v), (ix)

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