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201.

Pulmonary arch has all these features but that it

A. gets divided into two arteries
B. receives blood from right ventricle
C. receives blood from right atrium
D. has semi lunar valves
Answer» D. has semi lunar valves
202.

Onset of epilepsy is usually before

A. age 20
B. age 30
C. age 10
D. age 15
Answer» C. age 10
203.

What is the structural and functional unit of brain

A. nephron
B. meninges
C. neuron
D. cerebrospinal fluid
Answer» D. cerebrospinal fluid
204.

Wounded plants develop masses of amorphous material with very poor differentiation known as

A. calluses
B. galls
C. nodes
D. infection
Answer» B. galls
205.

Excessive protein breakdown resulting in muscular and bone weakness is a symptom of

A. addison's disease
B. cushing's disease
C. parkinson's disease
D. alzheimer's disease
Answer» C. parkinson's disease
206.

Purpose of endocrine glands is to secrete hormones

A. inside the body
B. outside the body
C. over the body
D. in the air
Answer» B. outside the body
207.

Left ventricle forces blood into the

A. aortic arch
B. pulmonary arch
C. superior vena cava
D. inferior vena cava
Answer» B. pulmonary arch
208.

Development of secondary male characteristics is caused by

A. oestrogen
B. androgens
C. aldosterone
D. steroids
Answer» C. aldosterone
209.

Functions of relaying neurons in spinal cord does not include connecting

A. receptor nerve fibers to brain
B. brain to the effector neurons
C. receptors to effector neurons
D. white matter with grey matter
Answer» D. white matter with grey matter
210.

Nissl's granules are present in

A. cell body of neurons
B. Dendron
C. axon
D. dendrites
Answer» B. Dendron
211.

Long term effects are incurred in man due to imbalance of

A. adrenaline
B. thyroxin
C. testosterone
D. progestrone
Answer» D. progestrone
212.

Spinal nerve divides into motor fibers which get connected to

A. receptors
B. optic lobes
C. effectors
D. sensors
Answer» D. sensors
213.

Medulla, pons and cerebellum make up

A. forebrain
B. midbrain
C. hindbrain
D. future brain
Answer» D. future brain
214.

Pulmonary veins carry

A. red oxygenated blood
B. bluish red deoxygenated blood
C. deoxygenated blood from heart to the lungs
D. oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
Answer» E.
215.

Thyroid can be destroyed through

A. radioactive iodine
B. radioactive zinc
C. radioactive carbon
D. radioactive manganese
Answer» B. radioactive zinc
216.

In vertebrates, hormones are produced by

A. endocrine gland
B. exocrine gland
C. ectocrine glands
D. hypocrine glands
Answer» B. exocrine gland
217.

Jugular veins collect blood from

A. head and neck
B. lungs
C. liver
D. kidneys
Answer» B. lungs
218.

A stalk that connects pituitary gland to brain is

A. pituitary tube
B. infundibulum
C. ureter
D. hypophysis cerebri
Answer» C. ureter
219.

Antagonistic to gibberellins, flowering is promoted in short day plants by

A. ethane
B. abscisic acid
C. cytokinins
D. auxins
Answer» C. cytokinins
220.

Organs which carry out actions or produce responses are

A. receptors
B. action organs
C. effectors
D. synapse
Answer» D. synapse
221.

Primary function of sense organs include

A. transmit impulses from receptors to forebrain
B. perceive external stimuli
C. interpret external stimuli
D. produce reflex responses
Answer» C. interpret external stimuli
222.

If biorhythms are of about 365 days, these are called

A. circadian rhythm
B. circannual rhythm
C. diurnal rhythm
D. periodic rhythm
Answer» C. diurnal rhythm
223.

Pain receptors are more abundant than cold receptors

A. 30 times
B. 25 times
C. 28 times
D. 27 Times
Answer» E.
224.

Irritability is synonym to

A. adaptation
B. seriousness
C. producing off-springs
D. sensitivity
Answer» E.
225.

Fluid present between meninges for protection and cushioning of central nervous system is called

A. interstitial fluid
B. cerebrospinal fluid
C. cytoplasmic fluid
D. protoplasmic fluid
Answer» C. cytoplasmic fluid
226.

Form of learning best known in chickens, ducks and geese is

A. habituation
B. conditioning
C. instinct
D. imprinting
Answer» E.
227.

Cranial reflexes mostly occur in the

A. muscular contraction
B. head region
C. spinal region
D. hind limbs
Answer» C. spinal region
228.

To remove need of picking fruit from tree crops

A. ethane is sprayed
B. cytokinin is sprayed
C. abscisic acid is sprayed
D. gibberellin is sprayed
Answer» D. gibberellin is sprayed
229.

Outer portion of spinal cord is made up of

A. pink matter
B. white matter
C. yellow matter
D. gray matter
Answer» C. yellow matter
230.

Bicuspid valve is found between

A. left atrium and right atrium
B. left atrium and right ventricle
C. right atrium and right ventricle
D. left atrium and left ventricle
Answer» E.
231.

During tissue respiration, an increased oxidation of glucose occurs due to production of

A. thiamine
B. insulin
C. glucagon
D. adrenaline
Answer» C. glucagon
232.

Intermediate/Relay is another name of

A. associative neurons
B. motor neurons
C. sensory neurons
D. neuroglia
Answer» B. motor neurons
233.

Human brain is mainly divided into

A. two parts
B. three parts
C. four parts
D. five parts
Answer» C. four parts
234.

Insulation to nerve fiber is provided through

A. myelin sheath
B. neurilemma
C. node of Ranvier
D. axon
Answer» B. neurilemma
235.

Renal artery provides blood to

A. liver
B. intestines
C. kidneys
D. hind limbs
Answer» D. hind limbs
236.

Active or action potential of neuron lasts for

A. a minute
B. a second
C. some milli seconds
D. a nano second
Answer» D. a nano second
237.

Disease which may tend to run in families due to genetic disposition is

A. parkinson's disease
B. arthritis
C. epilepsy
D. alzheimer's disease
Answer» E.
238.

During active membrane potential Na+ ions diffuse into neuron through

A. active transport
B. sodium bridges
C. support proteins
D. sodium gates
Answer» E.
239.

All are wrong about spinal nerve, but

A. contains only receptor neurons
B. contains only effector neurons
C. is attached dorsally to the medulla oblongata
D. is a mixed nerve
Answer» E.
240.

Back flow of blood from right ventricle to right atrium is prevented through

A. semilunar valves
B. mitral valves
C. tricuspid valves
D. median septum
Answer» D. median septum
241.

Nerve impulse can be defined as

A. a wave of chemical changes
B. a wave of electrical changes
C. a wave of electrochemical changes
D. an internal stimulus
Answer» D. an internal stimulus
242.

Control center of sensory areas like sight, speech, taste, smell and hearing is

A. hypothalamus
B. cerebellum
C. cerebrum
D. thalamus
Answer» D. thalamus
243.

Central nervous system does not include

A. Brain
B. Vertebral Column
C. Spinal nerves
D. Cerebrum
Answer» D. Cerebrum
244.

Pulmonary circulation links

A. blood from pulmonary arteries to pulmonary veins
B. blood from pulmonary veins to pulmonary arteries
C. blood from lungs to heart
D. blood in closed circulation system
Answer» B. blood from pulmonary veins to pulmonary arteries
245.

Spinal cord and brain together form the

A. peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. white matter of spinal cord
D. grey matter
Answer» C. white matter of spinal cord
246.

Pulmonary arteries carry

A. red oxygenated blood
B. bluish red deoxygenated blood
C. deoxygenated blood from heart to the lungs
D. oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
Answer» D. oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
247.

Behavioural modification involving application of insight or reasoning to a novel situation is

A. latent learning
B. imprinting
C. insight learning
D. conditioning
Answer» D. conditioning
248.

When growth has mostly ceased after adolescence, hormone that continues to promote protein synthesis throughout body is

A. thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
B. somatotrophin hormone (STH)
C. gonadotrophic hormone (GH)
D. corticotrophic hormone
Answer» C. gonadotrophic hormone (GH)
249.

Neuroglia makeup half of nervous system in

A. higher animals
B. bacteria
C. plants
D. bryophytes
Answer» B. bacteria
250.

Vasopressin hormone belongs to family of

A. amino acid and derivatives
B. proteins
C. polypeptides
D. steroids
Answer» D. steroids