Description : Which one of the following is not a function of the liver? (1) Regulation of blood sugar (2) Enzyme activation (3) Detoxiation (4) Reproduction
Last Answer : (4) Reproduction Explanation: Liver is the body's largest internal organ. It has many functions in the body like it helps in protein synthesis and blood clotting, manufacturing triglycerides and cholesterol, glycogen synthesis, and bile production.
Description : Which enzyme irreversibly channels glucose to energy production, rather than retaining glucose for blood sugar regulation?
Last Answer : Pyruvate dehydrogenase is an irreversible reaction.
Description : Boron in green plants assists in (a) activation of enzymes (b) acting as enzyme co-factor (c) photosynthesis (d) sugar transport.
Last Answer : (d) sugar transport.
Description : Main function of an enzyme is to A- increase the activation energy B- decrease the activation energy C- maintain constant activation energy D- .none of these
Last Answer : decrease the activation energy
Description : Enzymes (a protein) are catalysts found in organisms. Its efficiency of catalysing a reaction is due to its capacity to lower the activation energy of the reaction. The enzyme ptyalin used for food digestion is present in (A) Blood (B) Saliva (C) Intestine (D) Gland
Last Answer : (B) Saliva
Description : Fight-or-flight reactions cause activation of (a) the parathyroid glands, leading to increased metabolic rate (b) the kidney, leading to suppression of renin- angiotensin-aldosterone pathway (c) ... epinephrine and norepinephrine (d) the pancreas leading to a reduction in the blood sugar levels.
Last Answer : (c) the adrenal medulla, leading to increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine
Description : Which of the following statements are true of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)? A. The two-hit model proposes that secondary MODS may be produced when even a relatively ... intensive care units has decreased owing to increased awareness, prevention, and treatment of the syndrome.
Last Answer : Answer: ABC DISCUSSION: MODS is part of a clinical continuum that begins with the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, which is the host's stress response to any major insult such ... pathogenesis of MODS, the incidence of MODS continues to increase without a significant improvement in outcome
Description : Vitamin D is manufactured by the activation of ergosterol by U.V light in the (a) liver (b) skin (c) bone (d) muscle
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Name the nondigestive enzyme which helps in activation of trypsinogen
Last Answer : Name the nondigestive enzyme which helps in activation of trypsinogen
Description : Calcium is required for the activation of the enzyme: (A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (B) Fumarase (C) Succinate thiokinase (D) ATPase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : An enzyme brings about (A) Decrease in reaction time (B) Increase in reaction time (C) Increase in activation energy (D) Reduction in activation energy
Description : An enzyme promotes a chemical reaction by (A) Lowering the energy of activation (B) Causing the release of heat which acts as a primer (C) Increasing molecular motion (D) Changing the free energy difference between substrate and product
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : For the activation of long chain fatty acids the enzyme thiokinase requires the cofactor: (A) Mg++ (B) Ca++ (C) Mn++ (D) K+
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Fibrinolytic therapy is based on activation of plasminogen, the inactive proteolytic enzyme of plasma that binds to fibrin during the formation of thrombosis. Activation of plasminogen to plasmin results ... TPA all exceed 30 minutes d. Streptokinase is significantly cheaper than urokinase or TPA
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, d Streptokinase is a bacterial protein produced by group C b-hemolytic streptococci. It is therefore antigenic in humans and can be associated with allergic reaction in ... one agent over the other. Streptokinase however, is markedly less expensive than either urokinase or TPA
Description : The best understood intracellular messenger is cyclic AMP (cAMP). Which of the following statement(s) concerning this intracellular messenger is/are correct? a. Intracellular cyclic AMP is constantly ... of adenylate cyclase d. cAMP is the only cyclic nucleotide active as an intracellular messenger
Last Answer : Answer: a, b The prototypic intracellular messenger is cAMP. To function as a mediator, the concentration of cAMP must change rapidly. In resting cells, cAMP is continuously being degraded by ... produce cGMP. Intracellular calcium ions also serve as second messengers in a large number of cells
Description : Methylxanthine drugs such as aminophylline cause which one of the following? (a) Vasoconstriction in many vascular beds (b) Decrease in the amount of cAMP in mast cells (c) Bronchodilation (d) Activation of the enzyme phosphodiesterase (e) Sedation
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Besides being fundamental for the activation of the main gastric digestive enzyme how does HCl also directly participate in digestion?
Last Answer : With its corrosive effect, HCl also helps the rupture of the adhesion between food particles, facilitating the digestive process.
Description : What is the enzyme for this activation?
Last Answer : Thiokinase or fatty acyl CoA synthetase.
Description : Role of an enzyme in reactions is to/as (a) decrease activation energy (b) increase activation energy (c) inorganic catalyst (d) none of the above.
Last Answer : (a) decrease activation energy
Description : The figure given Progress of Reaction Product Substrate B A C D below shows the conversion of a substrate into product by an enzyme. In which one of the four options (A-D ... enzyme enzyme (d) Activation Transition Activation Potential energy state energy energy with without enzyme enzyme
Last Answer : (b) Transition Potential Activation Activation state energy energy energy without with enzyme enzyme
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Catalytic activity of enzyme catalysed reactions which is affected by temperature, pH value & chemical agents, is maximum at a temperature of about 45°C ... in enzyme catalysed reactions can be calculated by using the thermodynamic properties of substrates & prod
Last Answer : (C) Enzymes help in increasing the activation energy of the reaction
Description : Which one of the following statements regarding a catalyst is not correct? A An enzyme is a catalyst that only binds certain substrates. B An enzyme is a protein that is a highly ... increasing the activation energy. D Catalysts do not alter the equilibrium constant for a chemical reaction.
Last Answer : C Catalysts increase the rate of a reaction by altering the mechanism, thereby increasing the activation energy.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct in relation to the endocrine system? (a) Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amounts that act as intercellular messenger are known as ... in the body like gastrointestinal tract, heart, kidney and liver do not produce any hormones.
Last Answer : (a) Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amounts that act as intercellular messenger are known as hormones.
Description : An enzyme of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis sensitive to allosteric regulation is (A) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (B) Dihydroorotase (C) Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (D) Orotidylic acid decarboxylase
Description : Lipogenesis in body starts when (a) Glucose combines with glycerol (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied (c) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are scanty (d) Blood sugar level is high
Last Answer : (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied
Description : Which one of the following is NOT a function of kidney - (1) Regulation of blood pH (2) Removal of metabolic wastes from the body (3) Production of antibodies (4)Regulation of osmotic pressures of the blood
Last Answer : (3) Production of antibodies Explanation: Kidneys are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid-base balance, and ... diverted to the urinary bladder whereas the antibodies are produced by antigens in the cell.
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to kidney function regulation? (a) When someone drinks lot of water, ADH release is suppressed. (b) Exposure to cold temperature ... During summer when body loses lot of water by evaporation, the release of ADH is suppressed.
Last Answer : (a) When someone drinks lot of water, ADH release is suppressed.
Description : The function of vitamin K is in (a) Regulation of Ca and P metabolism (b) Carbohydrate metabolism (c) Blood clotting (d) Respiration
Last Answer : (c) Blood clotting
Description : Which one of the following is NOT a function of kidney ? (1) Regulation of blood pH (2) Removal of metabolic wastes from the body (3) Production of antibodies (4) Regulation of osmotic pressures of the blood
Last Answer : Production of antibodies
Description : a. Find out reasons for similarity and dissimilarity b. Which types of reproduction are followed in sugar cane plant and in mango tree?
Last Answer : Anu visited two crop fields nearby her house. She noticed that in sugar cane field all plants look ... followed in sugar cane plant and in mango tree?
Description : Glucagon activates the enzyme adenylcyclase which causes the increase of blood sugar level. Hence this hormone is called (A) Hypoglycemic factor (B) Hyper glycemic factor (C) Antidiauritic factor (D) Thyrotropin-releasing factor
Description : What is light activation ?
Last Answer : The matter through which a plane convex light passes through a convex plane is called a light-activated substance.
Description : Most of the new atoms formed when atoms in a nuclear reactor capture neutrons without fissioning are: w) fission products x) activation products y) actinides z) lead isotopes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ACTINIDES
Description : In a spent fuel assembly, the radioactive elements having the longest half-lives are the: w) fission products x) actinides y) activation products z) radioisotopes of lead
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ACTINIDES
Description : The following are true about cell-mediated immunity: a. antigen-specific function is the role of the T-lymphocytes b. cell-mediated immunity can activate the complement system c. it is ... the delayed hypersensitivity reaction. d. Gamma interferon is an important mediator of B-cell activation.
Last Answer : cell-mediated immunity can activate the complement system
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Exit age description function (E) and internal age distribution function (I) are related as, E = -(dI/dθ) (B) Chemisorption studies are useful in the ... energy (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Last Answer : (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Description : Internal state of neuron is called __________, is the function of the inputs the neurons receives A. Weight B. activation or activity level of neuron C. Bias D. None of these
Last Answer : B. activation or activity level of neuron
Description : Each connection link in ANN is associated with ________ which has information about the input signal. A. neurons B. weights C. bias D. activation function
Last Answer : B. weights
Description : An artificial neurons receives n inputs x1, x2,...,xn with weights w1,w2,...,wn attached to the input links. The weighted sum ............... is computed to be passed on to a non-linear filter ϕ called activation function to release the output. (A) Σ wi (B) Σ xi (C) Σ wi + Σ xi (D) Σ wi . Σ xi
Last Answer : (D) Σ wi . Σ xi
Description : In mammalian liver the rate controlling enzyme in porphyrin biosynthesis is (A) ALA synthase (B) ALA hydratase (C) Uroporphyrinogen I synthase (D) Uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase
Description : The enzyme glycerol kinase is low activity in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
Description : The enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase is present in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
Description : Tarui disease is characterized by the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Liver phosphorylase (B) Muscle phosphorylase (C) Muscle and erythrocyte phosphofructokinase (D) Lysosomal acid maltase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Her’s disease is characterized by deficiency of (A) Muscle phosphorylase (B) Liver phosphorylase (C) Debranching enzyme (D) Glycogen synthase
Description : Mc Ardle’s syndrome is characterized by the absence of (A) Liver phosphorylase (B) Muscle phosphorylase (C) Branching enzyme (D) Debranching enzyme
Description : The enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase which catalyses the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to glucose is not found in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Intestine (D) Kidney
Description : The enzyme systems for lengthening and shortening for saturating and desaturating of fatty acids occur in (A) Intestine (B) Muscle (C) Kidney (D) Liver
Description : All the following statements about obstructive jaundice are true except (A) Prothrombin time may be prolonged due to impaired absorption of vitamin K (B) Serum alkaline phosphatase may be raised ... systemic circulation due to biliary obstruction (D) There is no defect in conjugation of bilirubin
Description : Transfer of the carbamoyl moiety of carbamoyl phosphate to ornithine is catalysed by a liver mitochondrial enzyme: (A) Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (B) Ornithine transcarbamoylase (C) N-acetyl glutamate synthetase (D) N-acetyl glutamate hydrolase