- A person who is on a long hunger strike and is surviving
only on water, will have
(a) less amino acids in his urine
(b) more glucose in his blood
(c) less urea in his urine
(d) more sodium in his urine.
- If the systolic pressure is 120mm Hg and diastolic pressure
is 80mm Hg, the pulse pressure is ____.
(a) 120 × 80 = 9600mm Hg
(b) 120 + 80 = 200mm Hg
(c) 120 – 80 = 40mm Hg
(d)^
120
80
= 1.5mm Hg
- Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement A : Deficiency of vitamin K causes blood loss
during an injury.
Statement B : Vitamin K is essential for synthesis of
thromboplastin in liver.
(a) Both statements A and B are correct and B is the
correct explanation of A.
(b) Both statements A and B are correct but B is not the
correct explanation of A.
(c) Statement A is correct but statement B is incorrect.
(d) Both statements A and B are incorrect.
- Which of the following excretory organ is correctly matched
with the organism in which it is found?
(a) Nephridia – Crustaceans
(b) Malpighian tubules – Annelids
(c) Antennal gland or green glands – Insects
(d) Flame cells – Platyhelminthes
- If due to some injury the chordae tendinae of the tricuspid
valve of the human heart is partially non-functional, what
will be the immediate effect?
(a) The flow of blood into the aorta will be slowed
down.
(b) The pacemaker will stop working.
(c) The blood will tend to flow back into the left atrium.
(d) The flow of blood into the pulmonary artery will be
reduced.
- Which one of the following statements is correct with
respect to kidney function regulation?
(a) When someone drinks lot of water, ADH release is
suppressed.
(b) Exposure to cold temperature stimulates ADH release.
(c) An increase in glomerular blood flow stimulates
formation of angiotensin II.
(d) During summer when body loses lot of water by
evaporation, the release of ADH is suppressed.
- An X-ray of the lower abdomen shows a shadow in the
region of the ureter suspected to be an ureteric calculus. A
possible clinical symptom would be
(a) acute renal failure (ARF)
(b) dysuria and haematuria
(c) motor aphasia
(d) chronic renal failure (CRF).
- If an abnormally increased amount of connective tissue
were to connect together the serous visceral and parietal
pericardium, which of the following events would most
likely result?
(a) Strengthening of the pericardial layers with an
improvement of cardiac function.
(b) Decreased fluid production in the pericardial cavity
since it is no longer necessary.
(c) Interference with the heart’s normal mechanical
activity.
(d) Decreased friction between the visceral and parietal
pericardial layers.
- The figure represents total period of
one cardiac cycle, i.e., 0.8 sec and A, B
and C represent its stages. Identify A, B
and C and select the correct statement
regarding them.
(a) During A, pressure within ventricles
rises closing both bicuspid and tricuspid valves.
(b) During B, bicuspid and tricuspid valves close
producing first heart sound.
(c) During C, blood is forced into the ventricles due to
opening of both the valves.
(d) During B, the atria contract due to a wave of
contraction stimulated by SA node.
- Select the correct statements regarding continuous
ambulatory peritonial dialysis (CAPD).
I. This method is less time–consuming, but is quite
expensive.
II. Peritoneum is used as the dialyzing membrane
instead of cellophane sheet.
III. Semipermeable membrane used in this technique,
permits slow transfer of substances.
(a) Only I (b) I and III
(c) II only (d) II and III
A
B
C
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