Question

Assertion : Cortisol produces anti-inflam m atory reactions and suppresses the immune response.
Reason : Cortisol stim ulates gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis and proteogenesis.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The adrenal cortex produces glucocorticoids which stimulate gluconeogenesis, lipolysis and proteolysis, and inhibit cellular- uptakes and utilisation of amino acids. In our body, cortisol is the main glucocorticoid; cortisol produces anti inflammatory reactions and suppresses the immune response.