Multiple Choice Questions

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Body cavity of adult Ascaris is :

  • haemocoel

  • amphicoel

  • pseudocoel

  • schizocoel


C.

pseudocoel

Body cavity of Ascaris is called pseudocoel. It is the space between body wall and the alimentary canal which is not lined by mesoderm.

Haemocoel is the primary body cavity of most invertebrates, containing circulatory fluid.

Amphicoel or amphicoelous consists of both anterior and posterior surfaces of the centrum concave.

Schizocoel is a coelom present in the body cavity lying between the digestive tract and the musculature of the body wall.


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

  • Calciferous glands

  • Gland cells

  • Chloragogen cells

  • Cliteller cells


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


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The parasphenoid bone in frog forms :

  • base of cranium

  • floor of cranium

  • dorsal side of cranium

  • dorsolateral side of cranium