Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following structure in Pheretima posthuma plays the role of the liver of vertebrates ?

  • Calciferous glands

  • Gland cells

  • Chloragogen cells

  • Cliteller cells


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Chloragogen cells

Chloragogen cells of Pheretima posthuma are analogous to liver of vertebrates. They are said to be excretory. They may also store the reserve food material and manufacture glycogen from fatty acids.


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Thyroid deficiency in infant leads to :

  • hypothyroidism

  • myxoedema

  • cretinism

  • thyrotoxicosis


Kuhne:

  • discovered parathyroid

  • coined the term enzyme

  • coined the term gene

  • discovered enzyme


Mammalian prolactin is secreted by :

  • adenohypophysis

  • neurohypophysis

  • adrenal cortex

  • adrenal medulla


Which of the following is not found in Hydra ?

  • Epithelio-muscular cells

  • Cnidocyte

  • Choanocyte

  • Nerve cells


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Glomerular filtrate is

  • blood minus blood corpuscles and plasma protein

  • blood minus corpuscles

  • mixture of water, ammonia and corpuscles

  • urine


A condition in which body's internal environment remains relatively constant within limits is called :

  • homeostasis

  • hemostasis

  • hematoma

  • haemopoiesis


Which of the following symmetry is found in adult sea-anemone ?

  • Radial

  • Biradial

  • Bilateral

  • Spherical


The parasphenoid bone in frog forms :

  • base of cranium

  • floor of cranium

  • dorsal side of cranium

  • dorsolateral side of cranium


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Body cavity of adult Ascaris is :

  • haemocoel

  • amphicoel

  • pseudocoel

  • schizocoel