Multiple Choice Questions

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Collagen is a

  • phosphoprotein

  • globulin

  • derived protein

  • scleroprotein


D.

scleroprotein

Scleroproteins or fibrous proteins constitute one of the three main types of proteins. There are many scleroprotein superfamilies including keratin, collagen, elastin, and fibroin. The roles of such proteins include protection and support, forming connective tissue, tendons, bone matrices, and muscle fiber.


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The major site of protein breakdown to form free amino acids is in the

  • kidney

  • spleen

  • liver

  • bone-marrow


Pellagra is caused due to deficiency of the vitamin

  • thiamine

  • niacinn

  • pyridoxin

  • biotin


The resolving power of a compound microscope will increase with

  • decrease in wavelength of light and increase in numerical aperture

  • increase in wavelength of light and decrease in numerical aperture

  • increase in both wavelength of light and numerical aperture 

  • decrease in both wavelength of light and numerical aperture


Osteomalacia is a disease caused by the deficiency of

  • calciferol

  • tocopherol

  • retinol

  • phylloquinone


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The "Repeating Unit" of glycogen is

  • fructose

  • mannose

  • glucose

  • galactose


Cells in G0 phase of cell cycle

  • exit cell cycle

  • enter cell cycle

  • suspend cell cycle

  • terminate cell cycle


The duration of cardiac cycle is

  • 0.8 s

  • 0.8 µs

  • 0.08 s

  • 0.008 s


The specific region of hypothalamus, responsible for physiological sweat secretion, is

  • para-ventricular nucleus

  • supra-optic nucleus

  • median eminence

  • pars distalis


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Choose the correct non-protein amino acid

  • hydroxyproline

  • hydroxylysine

  • cystine

  • y-amino butyric acid