Multiple Choice Questions

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The presence of arginase confirms that :

  • urea cycle is operating

  • urea cycle may be operating

  • arginine is being converted into ornithine

  • arginine is being converted into citrulline


C.

arginine is being converted into ornithine

During urea cycle, cytosolic enzyme arginase cleaves arginine to yield urea and ornithine. Ornithine is transported into the mitochondria in order to initiate another round of urea cycle.

Enzymes used in urea cycle are

  1. Carbamoyl phosphate synthase
  2. Ornithine carbamoyltransferase
  3. Arginosuccinate synthase
  4. Arginosuccinate lyase
  5. Arginase


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In a vertebrate which germ layer forms the skeleton muscles ?

  • Ectoderm

  • Endoderm

  • Mesoderm

  • Both 'a' and 'c'


Which of the following does not play a role in blood coagulation ?

  • Vitamin K

  • Vitamin D

  • Calcium ions

  • Fibrinogen


The peculiar pungent smell of cockroach is produced by the secretions of :

  • pheromones

  • flame cells

  • abdominal glands

  • cervical glands


Hypersecretion of growth hormone in the period of growth lead to :

  • acromegaly

  • cushing syndrome

  • midgets

  • cretinism


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Which of the following does not match ?

  • Pancreas - Glisson's capsule

  • Antigen - Antibody

  • Thyroid - Goitre

  • Enzyme - Substrate


Intercellular communication in multicellular organism occurs through :

  • digestive system only

  • respiratory system only

  • nervous system only

  • both nervous and endocrine system


The amount of bile released in proportion to the amount of:

  • fat in meal

  • protein in meal

  • carbohydrate in meal

  • all of the above


Tongue is under control of :

  • trigeminal nerve

  • facial nerve

  • automatic nervous system

  • glossopharyngeal nerve


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Glycolysis occurs in :

  • cytoplasm

  • nucleus

  • mitochondria

  • both 'a' and 'c