Multiple Choice Questions

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Deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease are secreted by

  • liver

  • stomach

  • pancrease

  • kidney


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pancrease

Deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease are secreted by pancreas. These enzymes act on DNA and RNA and convert them to deoxyribonucleotides and ribonucleotides, respectively. The optimum pH required by pancreatic juice to secrete these enzymes is 7-8 (alkaline).


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The reabsorption of water in the kidney is under the control of

  • LH

  • ADH

  • STH

  • ACTH


Which is gonadotropin hormone

  • GH

  • MSH

  • ADH

  • FSH and LH


Damage to thymus in a child may lead to

  • a reduction in haemoglobin content of blood

  • a reduction in stem cell production

  • loss of antibody mediated immunity

  • loss of cell mediated immunity


Parkinson's disease (characterized by tremors and progressive rigidity of limbs) is caused by degeneration of brain neurons that are involved in movement control and make use of neurotransmitter

  • acetylcholine

  • norepinephrine

  • dopamine

  • GABA


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Which of the following is both exocrine and endocrine gland

  • Liver

  • Pancreas

  • Thyroid

  • Adrenal


Moulting hormone is secreted by

  • corpora cardiacum

  • prothoracic gland

  • corpora allata

  • neurosecretory hormone


Blood calcium level can be increased by the administration of

  • glucagon

  • thyroxine

  • parathormone

  • caleitonin


Gonadotropin releasing hormone is transferred to anterior pituitary by

  • left coronary artery

  • hypophysial portal veins

  • axons of neurosecretory cells

  • nuclei of hypothalamus


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When kidney of a person is damaged, he/she invariably suffers from anaemia because

  • RBCs pass through the glomerulus

  • sufficient erythropoietin is not produced

  • haemoglobin is not synthesised sufficiently

  • iron and vitamin B12 are not able to bind to haemoglobin


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