Description : Hypocalcaemia affects (A) Skeletal muslces (B) Smooth muscles (C) Cardiac muscles (D) Skeletal muscles + smooth muscles + cardiac muscles
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Identify the tissue shown in the diagram and match with its characteristics and its location. (a) Smooth muscles, show branching, found in the wall of the heart (b) Cardiac muscles, unbranched ... the ribs (d) Skeletal muscles show striations and are closely attached with the bones of the limbs
Last Answer : (d) Skeletal muscles show striations and are closely attached with the bones of the limbs
Description : The following are true about renal circulation: a. it accounts for 25% of the cardiac output b. it is regulated predominantly by the autonomic nervous system c. in a normal 70 kg man, renal blood flow is about 1200ml/min d. macula densa cells are found in the efferent arteriolar wall
Last Answer : macula densa cells are found in the efferent arteriolar wall
Description : What are the differences between skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which type of muscle is a syncytium (pron: sin-sish-E-um)? a) skeletal b) cardiac c) smooth d) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- SKELETAL
Description : The following are true about pupil reaction to light: a. secretion of acetylcholine is responsible for pupil dilatation b. constriction of the pupil is mediated by nerve fibres travelling in ... fibres travelling in the long ciliary nerve d. the sympathetic nerve innervates the dilator muscles
Last Answer : the sympathetic nerve innervates the dilator muscles
Description : The four sketches (A, B, C and D) given below, represent four different types of animal tissues. Which one of these is correctly identified in the options given, along with its ... Smooth Heart Heart muscle contraction tissue (d) (A) Columnar Nephron Secretion epithelium and absorption
Last Answer : (a) (B) Glandular Intestine Secretion epithelium
Description : Tongue is made up of (a) Smooth muscles (b) Skeletal muscles (c) Both (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Skeletal muscles
Description : Are cardiac muscles considered to be smooth muscles?
Last Answer : No, they are not. Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found only in the walls of the heart.This is a specialized muscle that, while similar in some fundamental ways to ... muscle automaticity. Meaning that some of the cells can beat on their own without any nerve stimulation.
Description : The following are true about acetylcholine receptors: a. receptors at all autonomic ganglia are nicotinic b. receptors at the skeletal neuromuscular junction are muscarinic c. ... atropine d. acetylcholine receptors in the neuromuscular junction can be selectively blocked by tubocurarine
Last Answer : acetylcholine receptors in the neuromuscular junction can be selectively blocked by tubocurarine
Description : Mention the two parts of the autonomic nervous system.
Last Answer : The two parts of the autonomic nervous system are: a) Sympathetic system b) para sympathetic system
Description : State the function of autonomic nervous system.
Last Answer : The function of autonomic nervous system is to regulate the involuntary actions of the body
Description : What is autonomic nervous system?
Last Answer : Autonomic nervous system consists of a set of peripheral nerves that connect the organs like heart, lungs and digestive tract and other internal organs.
Description : unlike the somatic nervous system, the autonomic nervous system -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The given statement is true.
Description : Components of autonomic nervous system (ANS)? -Biology
Description : What is the autonomic nervous system ?
Last Answer : : The organs over which we have no control are controlled and controlled by the autonomic nervous system . The internal organs of the body , such as the heart , intestines , stomach ... effect on the functioning of these systems, they perform their functions much more independently and individually.
Description : The autonomic nervous system is also known as (a) Visceral (b) Vegetative (c) Involuntary nervous system (d) All of the above
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Hypersensitivity refers to undesirable reactions produced by a) circulatory system b) Respiratory system c) Immune System d) Endocrine system e) Autonomic nervous system
Description : True statements about cerebral blood flow: a. it is controlled mainly by the autonomic nervous system b. cerebral arterioles constricts when the blood pressure is raised c. it is constant in the blood pressure range of 50 to 150 mm Hg systolic d. hypocapnia increases the cerebral blood flow
Last Answer : it is constant in the blood pressure range of 50 to 150 mm Hg systolic
Description : The following are true about the autonomic nervous system: a. the preganglionic fibres are mainly myelinated, slow conducting B fibres b. the postganglionic fibres are mainly unmyelinated C fibres c. all preganglionic neurones are cholinergic neurons d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : The following are true about the autonomic nervous system: a. the postganglionic neurones are largely unmyelinated b. all preganglionic neurones are cholinergic c. the preganglionic neurones of ... parasympathetic nervous system d. the parasympathetic outflow is only found in the cranial nerves
Last Answer : the postganglionic neurones are largely unmyelinated
Description : With regard to the autonomic nervous system: a. the dorsal root ganglia is made up mainly of the cell bodies of the sympathetic nerves b. the preganglionic sympathetic fibres ... the ganglia of both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system d. botulin toxin blocks acetylcholine receptors
Last Answer : the dorsal root ganglia is made up mainly of the cell bodies of the sympathetic nerves
Description : The major integrator of autonomic nervous system is a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. hypothalamus d. all
Last Answer : hypothalamus
Description : In the autonomic regulation of blood pressure (a) Cardiac output is maintained constant at the expense of other hemodynamic variables (b) Elevation of blood pressure results in elevated ... the sensitivity of the sensory baroreceptor nerve endings might cause an increase in sympathetic discharge
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct concerning the cardiovascular response to shock? a. Changes in cardiac contractile function shift the Frank Starling curve up and down b. ... d. The total circulating blood volume is equally split between the arterial and venous system
Last Answer : Answer: a Central in the general cardiovascular response to shock is the action of the heart itself. The principle determinants of cardiac function in the normal heart are the volume of blood ... Blood flow to the skin is sacrificed early, followed by that to the kidneys and splanchnic viscera
Description : The hormonal alterations that follow operation and injury favor accelerated gluconeogenesis. This new glucose is consumed by which of the following tissues? A. Central nervous system. B. Skeletal muscle. C. Bone. D. Kidney. E. Tissue in the healing wound.
Last Answer : Answer: ADE DISCUSSION: Glucose is produced in increased amounts to satisfy the fuel requirements of the healing wound. In addition, nerve tissue and the renal medulla also utilize this substrate. Skeletal muscle primarily utilizes fatty acids, and bone utilizes mineral substrate
Description : What motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates called?
Last Answer : the motor unit
Description : Neural system which relays impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles is
Last Answer : Neural system which relays impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles is
Description : Select the correct statement regarding the specific disorder of muscular or skeletal system. (a) Muscular dystrophy - Age related shortening of muscles (b) Osteoporosis - Decrease in bone mass and ... of myosin filaments (d) Gout - Inflammation of joints due to extra deposition of calcium
Last Answer : (b) Osteoporosis – Decrease in bone mass and higher chances of fractures with advancing age
Description : Why can cardiac muscle fibres contract for longer periods than skeletal fibres? (a) Cardiac muscle is self-excitatory (b) Extracellular calcium partially controls the strength (and length) ... tubules are more developed in cardiac muscle (d) Cardiac muscle is uninucleate rather than multinucleate
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Caffeine is more powerful than theophylline in exerting the following action (a) Bronchodilatation (b) Cardiac stimulation (c) Diuresis (d) Augmentation of skeletal muscle contractility
Description : Caffeine is more powerful than theophylline in exerting the following action: A. Bronchodilatation B. Cardiac stimulation C. Diuresis D. Augmentation of skeletal muscl contractility
Last Answer : D. Augmentation of skeletal muscl contractility
Description : Are smooth muscle contractions the same as skeletal muscle contractions?
Last Answer : There are similarities, as well as differences, in comparing smooth and skeletal muscle contractions. Both types of muscles include reactions involving actin and myosin, both are triggered by membrane impulses and ... (as when the stomach is full), while this does not occur in skeletal muscles.
Description : The muscle which is under involuntary control is: a) striated b) smooth c) skeletal
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- SMOOTH
Description : Chromium as a contaminant in drinking water in excess of permissible levels, causes (A) Skeletal damage (B) Gastrointestinal problem (C) Dermal and nervous problems (D) Liver/Kidney problems
Last Answer : (D) Liver/Kidney problems
Description : Give reason: Striped muscles are called ‘skeletal muscles’.
Last Answer : Striped muscles are usually attached to the bones. Hence they are called skeletalmuscles.
Description : Skeletal muscles have a striped appearance under the microscope and hence called____mucles.
Last Answer : Skeletal muscles have a striped appearance under the microscope and hence called____mucles.
Description : In a vertebrate which germ layer forms the skeletal muscles :
Last Answer : In a vertebrate which germ layer forms the skeletal muscles : A. Ectoderm B. Endoderm C. Mesoderm D. Both 1 and 2
Description : Which one is not the character of red skeletal muscles ?
Last Answer : Which one is not the character of red skeletal muscles ? A. Smaller diameter B. More ... C. More sarcoplasmic reticulum D. More blood capillaries
Description : Why do most skeletal muscles work in pairs?
Last Answer : Skeletal muscles work in pair because of the limitation that these muscles can only contract or pull and can only move in one direction.
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized from fatty acid oxidation products by which of the following organs? (A) Liver (B) Skeletal muscles (C) Kidney (D) Brain
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Approximate number of skeletal muscles is : (1) 500 (2) 700 (3) 200 (4) 206
Last Answer : (2) 700 Explanation: There are approximately 640 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, ... as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. Examples range from 640 to 850.
Description : The other name of type of necrosis in skeletal muscles is C A. coagulative necrosis B. caseative necrosis C. Zenkers necrosis D. None of these
Last Answer : Zenkers necrosis
Description : The effects of glucocorticoid hormones include: a. increase hepatic glycogen synthesis b. decrease glucose uptake by the adipose tissue c. decrease hepatic gluconeogesis d. increase protein synthesis in the skeletal muscles
Last Answer : . increase hepatic glycogen synthesis
Description : Select the correct statement with respect to disorders of muscles in humans. (a) Failure of neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis can prevent normal swallowing. (b) Accumulation of ... of vitamin D causes osteoporosis. (d) Rapid contractions of skeletal muscles cause muscle dystrophy
Last Answer : (a) Failure of neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis can prevent normal swallowing.
Description : Neuromuscular blocking drugs do not produce central actions because: A. They do not cross the blood-brain barrier B. Nicotinic receptors are not present in the brain C. They are sequestrated in the periphery by tight binding to the skeletal muscles D. They do not ionise at the brain pH
Last Answer : A. They do not cross the blood-brain barrier
Description : Select the skeletal muscle relaxant that is commonly used for endotracheal intubation despite causing histamine release, K+ efflux from muscles and cardiovascular changes: A. Pipecuroniun B. Succinylcholine C. Pancuronium D. Cisatracurium
Last Answer : B. Succinylcholine
Description : Glucocorticoids impair carbohydrate tolerance by: A. Promoting gluconeogenesis in liver B. Depressing glucose uptake into skeletal muscles C. Inhibiting insulin secretion D. Both A and B are correct
Last Answer : D. Both A and B are correct
Description : Guargum limits post-prandial glycaemia by: A. Inhibiting intestinal brush border α-glucosidases B. Slowing carbohydrate absorption from intestine C. Releasing incretins from the intestine D. Promoting uptake of glucose into skeletal muscles
Last Answer : B. Slowing carbohydrate absorption from intestin