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251. |
Pathway of passage of impulse during a reflex action is called |
A. | reflex path |
B. | reflex way |
C. | reflex arc |
D. | reflex passage |
Answer» D. reflex passage | |
252. |
Dorsally behind the optic lobes is |
A. | midbrain |
B. | cerebellum |
C. | medulla oblongata |
D. | hypothalamus |
Answer» C. medulla oblongata | |
253. |
Blood donors must have a minimum hemoglobin per deciliters of |
A. | 9.0 grams |
B. | 10.0 grams |
C. | 11.0 grams |
D. | 12.0 grams |
Answer» E. | |
254. |
Destruction of adrenal cortex occurs in |
A. | adam's disease |
B. | addison's disease |
C. | cushing's disease |
D. | arthritis |
Answer» C. cushing's disease | |
255. |
Stored oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone in posterior lobe are released when they receive nerve impulses from |
A. | thalamus |
B. | cerebrum |
C. | pons |
D. | hypothalamus |
Answer» E. | |
256. |
From the two vena cave, deoxygenated blood enters in the |
A. | left atrium |
B. | right atrium |
C. | left ventricle |
D. | right ventricle |
Answer» C. left ventricle | |
257. |
Enzymes catalyze biochemical processes occurring in living cells, in |
A. | strong heating |
B. | room temperature |
C. | freezing cold |
D. | very narrow temperature range |
Answer» E. | |
258. |
Blood is carried back to the heart through |
A. | venues |
B. | arterioles |
C. | capillaries |
D. | vein |
Answer» E. | |
259. |
Gray matter is made up of |
A. | myelinated nerve fibres |
B. | non-myelinated nerve fibres |
C. | axons and cell bodies |
D. | cell bodies only |
Answer» C. axons and cell bodies | |
260. |
Coagulation rate of blood is increased due to the production of |
A. | elastin |
B. | adrenaline |
C. | myosin |
D. | collagen |
Answer» C. myosin | |
261. |
In cardiac system oxygenated blood |
A. | leaves from left side of the heart |
B. | leaves from the right side of the heart |
C. | does not leave the lungs |
D. | enters the lungs from the heart |
Answer» B. leaves from the right side of the heart | |
262. |
Ovulation is suppressed by |
A. | progesterone |
B. | oxytocin |
C. | oestrogen |
D. | testosterone |
Answer» B. oxytocin | |
263. |
The "lub" sound is produced after the |
A. | ventricles are fully contracted |
B. | ventricles start to relax |
C. | bicuspid and tricuspid valves suddenly close |
D. | semilunar valves are closed |
Answer» D. semilunar valves are closed | |
264. |
Hydra is a small animal and it belongs to phylum |
A. | porifera |
B. | nematoda |
C. | platyhelminthes |
D. | cnidarian |
Answer» E. | |
265. |
Transitions between sleep and wakefulness are influenced by |
A. | certain neurons in medulla |
B. | certain neurons in hippocampus |
C. | certain neurons in thalamus |
D. | certain neurons in pons |
Answer» E. | |
266. |
Dendron is also called as |
A. | nerve tissue |
B. | nerve fiber |
C. | nerve impulse |
D. | neuron |
Answer» C. nerve impulse | |
267. |
Cytoplasm present in axon is called |
A. | neuroplasm |
B. | protoplasm |
C. | axoplasm |
D. | dendroplasm |
Answer» D. dendroplasm | |
268. |
In cardiac system what does systematic circulation refers to |
A. | carry blood to the left side of the heart |
B. | carry blood to the right side of the heart |
C. | carry oxygenated blood from lungs to heart |
D. | carry red oxygenated blood |
Answer» C. carry oxygenated blood from lungs to heart | |
269. |
Under secretion of somatotrophin hormone causes |
A. | yellowing of skin |
B. | gigantism |
C. | dwarfism |
D. | arthritis |
Answer» D. arthritis | |
270. |
Intermediate processes of a reflex arc consists of |
A. | 4 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 6 |
D. | 7 |
Answer» C. 6 | |
271. |
Between liver and gut wall, the capillaries join to form |
A. | hepatic vein |
B. | hepatic portal vein |
C. | iliac veins |
D. | renal veins |
Answer» C. iliac veins | |
272. |
Organs which detect any change and receive stimuli are |
A. | effectors |
B. | receptors |
C. | nerve endings |
D. | neurons |
Answer» C. nerve endings | |
273. |
Blood in pulmonary arteries is at a lower pressure than blood in aorta allowing |
A. | tricuspid valve to shut |
B. | bicuspid valve to shut |
C. | gaseous exchange to effectively take place in lungs |
D. | semi lunar valves to prevent backflow of blood |
Answer» D. semi lunar valves to prevent backflow of blood | |
274. |
Hormone is a Greek word meaning |
A. | release |
B. | dimnishing |
C. | exciting |
D. | eliminating |
Answer» D. eliminating | |
275. |
Thorpe classified learning behaviour into |
A. | two types |
B. | four types |
C. | five types |
D. | six types |
Answer» E. | |
276. |
Animals sometimes respond instinctively to specific and complex stimuli called |
A. | special stimuli |
B. | symbol stimuli |
C. | sign stimuli |
D. | free stimuli |
Answer» D. free stimuli | |
277. |
Speed of impulse transmission in fiber is expedited through |
A. | myelin sheath |
B. | neurilemma |
C. | node of Ranvier |
D. | glomerulus |
Answer» D. glomerulus | |
278. |
Nervous system of hydra is a network of neurons, present between the |
A. | ectoderm and mesoderm |
B. | ectoderm and endoderm |
C. | endoderm and mesoderm |
D. | mesoderm and pericarp |
Answer» C. endoderm and mesoderm | |
279. |
Response in form of contraction is shown by |
A. | bones |
B. | glands |
C. | bones and muscles |
D. | Muscles |
Answer» E. | |
280. |
Symptoms of cretinism include |
A. | coarse scanty hair |
B. | mental retardation |
C. | yellowish scaly skin |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
281. |
Life style of hydra is |
A. | sedentary |
B. | locomotary |
C. | semi-sedentary |
D. | both sedentary and locomotary |
Answer» B. locomotary | |
282. |
In coordination system, Neurons |
A. | make up the nervous tissue |
B. | differ in size |
C. | differ in shapes |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
283. |
At synapse axon endings of one neuron are connected to the |
A. | axon of next neuron |
B. | cell body of next neuron |
C. | dendrites of next neuron |
D. | dendron of next neuron |
Answer» D. dendron of next neuron | |
284. |
Another name for vasopressin is |
A. | oxytocin |
B. | oestrogen |
C. | anti- diuretic hormone |
D. | cortisone |
Answer» D. cortisone | |
285. |
Impulse carried by motor neurons is received by |
A. | receptors |
B. | central nervous system |
C. | effectors |
D. | brain only |
Answer» D. brain only | |
286. |
Cytokinins delay aging of |
A. | cabbage and lettuce |
B. | pears |
C. | tangerines |
D. | pineapple |
Answer» B. pears | |
287. |
Ventral root of spinal cord |
A. | contains only receptor neurons |
B. | contains only effector neurons |
C. | ends in white matter |
D. | are attached to the medulla oblongata |
Answer» C. ends in white matter | |
288. |
Hindbrain is made up of |
A. | cerebrum |
B. | pituitary gland |
C. | medulla Oblongata |
D. | hypothalamus |
Answer» D. hypothalamus | |
289. |
Nervous design in any animal is highly co-related with its |
A. | behaviour pattern |
B. | sleep cycle |
C. | life style |
D. | reproductive modes |
Answer» D. reproductive modes | |
290. |
A single cubic centimeter of human brain may contain |
A. | several hundred nerve cells |
B. | several thousand nerve cells |
C. | several billion nerve cells |
D. | several million nerve cells |
Answer» E. | |
291. |
Under-activity of parathormone causes a drop in blood calcium ions which in turn leads to |
A. | stiffness of body |
B. | arthritis |
C. | muscle rupture |
D. | muscular tetany |
Answer» E. | |
292. |
Message is transmitted across synapse in form of chemical messengers called |
A. | neurohormones |
B. | neurotransmitters |
C. | neuroreceptors |
D. | neurosenders |
Answer» C. neuroreceptors | |
293. |
During periods of rapid growth, sexual maturation and stress situations, high levels of |
A. | oxytocin is produced |
B. | thyroxine is produced |
C. | testosterone is produced |
D. | parathyroids is produced |
Answer» C. testosterone is produced | |
294. |
Conditions of fear, anger and anxiety causes production of |
A. | adrenaline |
B. | thiamine |
C. | thyroxin |
D. | blood glycogen |
Answer» B. thiamine | |
295. |
Excess thyroxine produces a condition called |
A. | cretinism |
B. | graves' disease |
C. | gigantism |
D. | progesterone |
Answer» C. gigantism | |
296. |
Overactivity of parathormone would lead to a progressive |
A. | muscular tetany |
B. | demenralization of bones |
C. | rickets |
D. | arthritis |
Answer» C. rickets | |
297. |
All are examples of cranial reflexes, but, not |
A. | salivation |
B. | scratching |
C. | blushing |
D. | sneezing |
Answer» C. blushing | |
298. |
Examples of reflex action does not include |
A. | sneezing |
B. | blushing |
C. | scratching |
D. | vasoconstriction |
Answer» E. | |
299. |
Behaviour is mainly divided into |
A. | three types |
B. | two types |
C. | four types |
D. | five types |
Answer» C. four types | |
300. |
Smaller fibers which carry nerve impulse towards cell body are called |
A. | roots |
B. | Dendron |
C. | dendrites |
D. | strands |
Answer» D. strands | |