Multiple Choice Questions

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Hormone responsible for the secretion of milk after parturition is

  • ACTH

  • LH

  • ICSH

  • Prolactin


D.

Prolactin

Prolactin or luteotrophic hormone or luteotropin is a hormone, synthesised and stored in the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates milk production after childbirth and also stimulates the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum in the ovary.


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Identify the correct set, which shows the name of the enzyme from where it is secreted and the substrate upon which it acts.

  • Ptyalin – Intestine – Maltose

  • Ptyalin – Pancreas – Lipid

  • Pepsin – Stomach wall – Caesin

  • Chymotrypsin – Salivary gland – Lactose


Achondroplasia is a disease related with the defect in the formation of

  • membrane

  • mucosa

  • bone

  • cartilage


Space in the jaw bone unoccupied by teeth is called

  • Dentine

  • diastema

  • enamel

  • crown


Ichthyology is study of

  • Aves

  • Amphibians

  • Reptiles

  • Fishes


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Yellow bone marrow is found specially in the medullary cavity

  • Long bones

  • Spongy bones

  • Short bones

  • All of the above


Endemic goitre is a state of

  • normal thyroid function

  • moderate thyroid function

  • increased thyroid function

  • decreased thyroid function


What will happen if ligaments are torn?

  • Bone will become unfixed

  • Bone will become fixed

  • Bone less movable at joint and pain

  • Bone will move freely at joint and no pain


What is another name for the windpipe?

  • Trachea

  • Larynx

  • Oesophagus

  • Lungs


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Match the items of column I with column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I Column II
A. Neuron 1. Ossein
B. Bone-matrix 2. Nissl’s bodies
C. RBCs of man 3. Antibodies
D. Lymphocytes 4. Non-nucleated

  • A B C D
    4 1 2 3
  • A B C D
    2 1 4 3
  • A B C D
    3 4 1 2
  • A B C D
    2 3 4 1