Q.

Which of the following pair is incorrect?

(a) Oxytocin - stimulates uterine contractions during child birth

(b) ACTH - stimulates release of adrenaline from adrenal medulla

(c) Insulin - Stimulates glycogen breakdown in the liver

(d) Thyroxine - Stimulates metabolic processes

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a

c and d

b

b and c

c

c only

d

b, c and d

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

ACTH stimulates the synthesis and secretion of steroid hormones called glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex (not medulla).

Insulin stimulates conversion of glucose to glycogen (glycogenesis), not its breakdown.

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Which of the following pair is incorrect?(a) Oxytocin - stimulates uterine contractions during child birth(b) ACTH - stimulates release of adrenaline from adrenal medulla(c) Insulin - Stimulates glycogen breakdown in the liver(d) Thyroxine - Stimulates metabolic processes