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451.

Arterial PO2 is reduced in_____________?

A. Anemia
B. KCN poisoning
C. Pulmonary hypoventilation
D. CO poisoning
Answer» D. CO poisoning
452.

Arterial O2 content is reduced in one of following ______________?

A. Stagnant hypoxia
B. Anemic hypoxia
C. Histotoxic hypoxia
D. Hypoxic or arterial hypoxia
Answer» C. Histotoxic hypoxia
453.

Aphasia is most likely associated with a lesion in_______________?

A. Broca’s area
B. Sensory area
C. Primary motor area
D. Visual area
Answer» B. Sensory area
454.

An important non- respiratory function of lungs is_____________?

A. Anion balance
B. Sodium balance
C. Potassium balance
D. Ca+2 balance
Answer» C. Potassium balance
455.

Amount of glucose absorbed in proximal convoluted tubule_______________?

A. 100%
B. 0%
C. 60%
D. 50%
Answer» B. 0%
456.

Ammonia in the kidney tubules is excreted in exchange for______________?

A. HCO3-
B. Na+
C. CL-
D. PO4-2
Answer» C. CL-
457.

Alveolar O2 tension is______________?

A. Increased by hyperventilation
B. Decreased by hyperventilation
C. Similar to venous O2 tension
D. Not affected by respiratory depression
Answer» B. Decreased by hyperventilation
458.

All the heart valves are open during which stage of cardiac cycle __________________?

A. Systolic ejection
B. Isovolumetric relaxation
C. Isovolumetric contraction
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
459.

All the following hormones bind to cell surface receptors of the target tissues EXCEPT_____________?

A. Thyroid stimulating hormone
B. Glucagon
C. Estrogen
D. Epinephrine
Answer» D. Epinephrine
460.

All the following hormones are secreted by adrenal cortex except_______________?

A. Estriol
B. Cortisol
C. Corticosterone
D. Aldosterone
Answer» B. Cortisol
461.

All the following causes the secretion of gastric juice during cephalic phase EXCEPT______________?

A. Food in the mouth
B. Sight of food
C. Food in the stomach
D. Thought of food
Answer» D. Thought of food
462.

All of the following hormones have cell surface receptors except_____________?

A. Adrenalin
B. Growth Hormone
C. Insulin
D. Thyroxine
Answer» E.
463.

All of the following are adverse effects of long- term corticosteroids EXCEPT____________?

A. Hypoglycemia
B. Psychosis
C. Peptic ulcers
D. Osteoporosis
Answer» B. Psychosis
464.

All are seen in Cushing ‘s syndrome except_______________?

A. Truncal obesity
B. Hypertension
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Poor wound healing
Answer» D. Poor wound healing
465.

All are features of skeletal muscle except______________?

A. Cylindrical
B. Transverse striation
C. Centrally placed nuclei
D. Multiple nuclei
Answer» D. Multiple nuclei
466.

All are actions of CCK except_______________?

A. Relax lower esophageal sphincter
B. Increased pancreatic secretion
C. Increased gastric secretion
D. Causes GB contraction
Answer» D. Causes GB contraction
467.

Aldosterone______________?

A. Increases reabsorption of sodium
B. Increases exceretion of potassium
C. Increases retention of sodium
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Answer» D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
468.

Aldosterone secretion is increased when there is a fall in____________?

A. Plasma K+
B. Plasma Na+
C. pH of the plasma
D. Angiotensin II level
Answer» C. pH of the plasma
469.

Aldosterone production is controlled by _____________?

A. Anterior pituitary gland
B. Posterior pituitary gland
C. Hypothalamus
D. Adrenal gland
Answer» B. Posterior pituitary gland
470.

Albumin is_____________?

A. Nucleo protein
B. Chromo protein
C. Phospho protein
D. Simple protein
Answer» E.
471.

Afferent component of corneal reflex is mediated by ________________?

A. Vagus nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Trigeminal nerve
D. Glossopharyngeal nerve
Answer» D. Glossopharyngeal nerve
472.

Adrenaline used for controlling of bleeding during surgery may result in________________?

A. Syncope
B. Cardiac arrhythmias
C. Drastic fall in blood pressure
D. Precipitation of allergic reaction
Answer» C. Drastic fall in blood pressure
473.

Adrenal gland has two parts; cortex and medulla. Which of the following is correct______________?

A. Cortex is under the control of ACTH
B. Both cortex and medulla are under the control of autonomic nervous system
C. Cortex is exocrine and medulla is endocrine
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Both cortex and medulla are under the control of autonomic nervous system
474.

Acute bacterial pyogenic infection manifests as_________________?

A. Leukopenia
B. Leukocytosis
C. Neutropenia
D. Lymphopenia
Answer» C. Neutropenia
475.

Activation of which one of the following coagulation factors is not essential for hemostasis________________?

A. XII
B. XI
C. IX
D. X
Answer» B. XI
476.

Acromegaly is a disorder of____________?

A. Excess growth hormone secreting
B. Excess thyroxine secretion
C. Excess ACTH secretion
D. Excess FSH secretion
Answer» B. Excess thyroxine secretion
477.

Absolute refractory period in heart______________?

A. Lasts till cardiac contraction
B. Longer than refractory period in skeletal muscle
C. A phase of cardiac cycle in which heart cannot be stimulated by any amount of stimulus
D. Corresponds with duration of action potential
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
478.

Absolute period when whole heart is in diastole is______________?

A. 0.7 seconds
B. 0.3 seconds
C. 0.7 seconds
D. 0.4 seconds
Answer» E.
479.

Abdominal visceral pain is transmitted by ________________?

A. fibers
B. fibers
C. Parasympathetic fibers
D. Sympathetic fibers
Answer» E.
480.

AB group has following agglutinins_______________?

A. Anti – A & Anti – B
B. Neither anti A nor anti – B
C. Anti – A
D. Anti – B
Answer» C. Anti – A
481.

AB blood group antigen are known as ________ factors?

A. Duffy
B. Landsteiner
C. Rhesus
D. Lutheran
Answer» C. Rhesus
482.

A reliable screening test for platelet function is_______________?

A. CT
B. PT
C. Thrombin
D. Clot retraction time
Answer» E.
483.

A phaeochromocytoma is a tumour of the____________?

A. Adrenal cortex
B. Parathyroids
C. Pituitary
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
484.

A patient with A – ve blood group can receive blood from_______________?

A. Positive donor
B. B negative donor
C. AB positive donor
D. A negative donor
Answer» E.
485.

A motor unit is made up of______________?

A. A flexor muscle and an extensor muscle
B. A single skeletal muscle and all the motor peurons that supply it
C. A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
D. All the motor neurons in which response are observed after maximal stimulation of a single sensory nerve
Answer» D. All the motor neurons in which response are observed after maximal stimulation of a single sensory nerve
486.

A diet deficient in calcium will result in_____________?

A. Stimulation of the thyroid gland
B. Increased ability to cross – link fibrin
C. Production of Calcitonin and a low blood calcium level
D. Production of parathyroid hormone and bone resorption
Answer» E.
487.

A decrease in the urine output is called_____________?

A. Dysuria
B. Nocturia
C. Oliguria
D. Plyuria
Answer» D. Plyuria
488.

A decrease in the arterial PO2 is seen in______________?

A. Decrease in hemoglobin concentration of arterial blood
B. Paralysis of inspiratory muscles
C. Sluggish blood flow
D. High altitudes
Answer» E.
489.

A child with stunted growth with a stuffed – belly, and short stature with mental retardation is suffering from the deficiency of which of the following______________?

A. Thyroxine
B. Growth hormone
C. Rickets
D. Parathyroid
Answer» B. Growth hormone
490.

A child is below the third percentile for height. Growth velocity is normal, but chronologic age is more than skeletal age. The most likely diagnosis is______________?

A. Constitutional delay in growth
B. Genetic short stature
C. Primordial dwarfism
D. Hypopituitarism
Answer» B. Genetic short stature
491.

2nd heart sound is characterized by all except______________?

A. Due to closure of semilunar valves
B. Is occasionally split
C. Has longer duration than 1st heart sound
D. Marks the onset of diastole
Answer» D. Marks the onset of diastole