Description : The functions of plasma albumin are (A) Osmosis (B) Transport (C) Immunity (D) both (A )and (B)
Last Answer : (A) Osmosis
Description : Oncotic pressure refers to a) the osmotic pressure exerted by proteins. Oncotic pressure is a pulling pressure exerted by proteins, such as albumin. b) the number of dissolved particles contained in a ... . Osmotic pressure is the amount of pressure needed to stop the flow of water by osmosis.
Last Answer : a) the osmotic pressure exerted by proteins. Oncotic pressure is a pulling pressure exerted by proteins, such as albumin.
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the assessment of protein reserve? a. Conventional serum proteins such as albumin and globulin are early indicators of malnutrition b. The ... d. Measurement of urea excretion in urine can be used as a measurement of protein breakdown
Last Answer : Answer: d Since protein is the functional and structural chemical of the body, most nutritional assessment techniques are estimates of protein reserves. The actual nitrogen balance can ... patients convert from reactive to anergic, and reactivity can be restored by nutritional repletion
Description : Contribution of albumin to colloid osmotic pressure of plasma is about (A) 10% (B) 50% (C) 80% (D) 90%
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The ‘free fatty acids’ (FFA) of plasma: (A) metabolically inert (B) mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) stored in the fat (D) mainly bound to serum albumin
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Cell-mediated immunity is the function of (A) B lymphocytes (B) T lymphocytes (C) Plasma cells (D) Basophils
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Fatty acids can be transported into and out of cell membrane by (A) Active transport (B) Facilitated transport (C) Diffusion (D) Osmosis
Last Answer : B
Description : Following processes can occur across the cell membrane at the same time. a. Osmosis b. Active transport c. Both d. None of them
Last Answer : Both
Description : Answer: a, b, c, d Free oxygen radicals are chemical species that are intermediates in the normal process of cellular respiration. Oxidants that are free radicals have been implicated as initiators of ... a. C-reactive protein b. Serum amyloid c. a -Proteinase inhibitor d. Fibrinogen e. Albumin
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d The acute-phase response is a series of homeostatic responses of the organism to tissue injury in infection and inflammation. After an inflammatory stimulus occurs, a number ... 30% to 50% of the level before injury. The reason for the decrease in production is poorly understood
Description : Infectious disease transmission during blood transfusions is of clinical significance to surgeons and of major importance to patients contemplating surgery potentially associated with the need for ... transmission in blood transfusions is significantly less than the risk of hepatitis transmission
Last Answer : Answer: c, d The most common infectious diseases transmitted during blood transfusions include viral hepatitis, CMV, and HIV infection. Post-transfusion hepatitis in 90% of cases consists of ... infectious disease transmission, the risks of HIV transmission is markedly less than that of hepatitis
Description : Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma? (1) Globulin (2) Albumin (3) Fibrin (4) Fibulir
Last Answer : (2) Albumin
Description : Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma? (1) Albumin (2) Globulin (3) Fibulin (4) No option is correct
Last Answer : (1) Albumin Explanation: The blood contains a large number of plasma proteins with albumin that creates a concentration gradient between the blood and the fluid in the surrounding tissue
Description : Each of the following may contribute to formation of oedema EXCEPT C A. decreased plasma oncotic pressure increased intravascular hydrostatic pressure C. increased serum albumin D. decreased serum proteins
Last Answer : increased serum albumi
Description : Which of the following colloids is expensive but rapidly expands plasma volume? a) Albumin Albumin is a colloid that requires human donors, is limited in supply, and can cause congestive heart failure ... , not a colloid. d) Hypertonic Saline Hypertonic saline is a crystalloid, not a colloid.
Last Answer : a) Albumin Albumin is a colloid that requires human donors, is limited in supply, and can cause congestive heart failure.
Description : Interleukin-6 is recognized as the cytokine primarily responsible for the alteration in hepatic protein synthesis recognized as the acute phase response. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true ... physiologic role of acute phase proteins are to reduce the systemic effects of tissue damage
Last Answer : Answer: c, d IL-6 is now recognized at the cytokine primarily responsible for the alteration in hepatic synthesis recognized as the acute phase response. Glucocorticoid hormones augment ... that generally inhibit the tissue destruction that is associated with the local initiation of inflammation
Description : Glucose is taken back from glomerular filtrate through (a) active transport (b) passive transport (c) osmosis (d) diffusion
Last Answer : (a) active transport
Description : The exchange of gases in the alveoli of the lungs takes place by (a) passive transport (b) active transport (c) osmosis (d) simple diffusion.
Last Answer : d) simple diffusion.
Description : The movement of ions against the concentration gradient will be (a) active transport (b) osmosis (c) diffusion (d) all of the above.
Description : Sodium ions are "pumped" from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration in the nerve cells of humans. This process is an example of (A) Diffusion (B) Passive transport (C) Osmosis (D) Active transport
Last Answer : (D) Active transport
Description : Substances insoluble in a membrane are carried across the membrane with the concentration gradient by means of a carrier molecule in a process known as: a) osmosis. b) diffusion. c) active transport. d) facilitated diffusion.
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- FACILITATED DIFFUSION.
Description : Water molecules enter plant epidermal cells by: a) osmosis b) active transport c) translocation d) transpiration
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- OSMOSIS
Description : The name of the process by which oil glands in mammalian skins secrete oils is: a) active transport b) apocrine secretion c) holocrine secretion d) osmosis
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- HOLOCRINE SECRETION
Description : Albuminoids are similar to (A) Albumin (B) Globulin (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Albuminoids are similar to (A) Albumin (B) Globulin (C) Both A and B (D) None of these
Description : Carrier protein can (A) Transport only one substance (B) Transport more than one substance (C) Exchange one substance to another (D) Perform all of these functions
Last Answer : D
Description : One of the following does not bind T3 and T4: (A) Albumin (B) TBG (C) TBPA (D) Haptoglobin
Description : Progesterone is transported in blood by (A) Transcortin (B) Sex hormone binding globulin (C) Albumin (D) Testosterone estrogen binding globulin
Description : Testosterone is transported in blood by (A) Transcortin (B) Testosterone binding globulin (C) Testosterone estrogen binding globulin (D) Albumin
Description : Glucocorticoids are transported in blood (A) In association with transcortin chiefly (B) In association with albumin to some extent (C) In free form partly (D) All of these
Description : When thyroxine binding globulin and thyroxine binding pre-albumin are saturated with thyroxine, the excess hormone is transported by (A) Albumin (B) Gamma globulins (C) Transcortin (D) None of these
Description : A specific cortisol binding protein, transcortin is a (A) Albumin (B) α1-Globulin (C) α2-Globulin (D) β-Globulin
Description : Transferrin is a type of (A) Albumin (B) α-globulin (C) β1 globulin (D) γ-globulin MINERAL METABOLISM 203
Description : Trypsin has no action on (A) Hemoglobin (B) Albumin (C) Histone (D) DNA
Description : The major source of extracellular cholesterol for human tissue is (A) Very low density lipoprotein (B) High density lipoprotein (C) Low density lipoprotein (D) Albumin
Description : The egg injury factor in raw egg white is (A) Biotin (B) Avidin (C) Albumin (D) Calcium salts
Description : Retinol and Retinol binding protein are bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Molecular Iron, Fe, is (A) Stored in the body in combination with Ferritin (B) Stored primarily in the spleen (C) Excreted in the urine as Fe2+ (D) absorbed in the intestine by albumin VITAMINS 129
Description : Retinol and retinol –binding protein (RBP) bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α2-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Vitamin B12 is transported in blood by (A) Albumin (B) Transcortin (C) Transcobalamin I (D) Transcobalamin II
Description : Retinol is transported in blood bound to (A) Aporetinol binding protein (B) α2-Globulin (C) β-Globulin (D) Albumin
Description : The free fatty acids in blood are (A) Stored in fat depots (B) Mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) Mainly bound to serum albumin (D) Metabolically most inactive
Description : A test to evaluate detoxifying function of liver is (A) Serum albumin: globulin ratio (B) Galactose tolerance test (C) Hippuric acid test (D) Prothrombin time
Description : Serum albumin: globulin ratio is altered in (A) Gilbert’s disease (B) Haemolytic jaundice (C) Viral hepatitis (D) Stones in bile duct
Description : Normal range of serum albumin is (A) 2.0–3.6 gm/dl (B) 2.0–3.6 mg/dl (C) 3.5–5.5 gm/dl (D) 3.5–5.5 mg/dl
Description : Serum albumin may be decreased in (A) Haemolytic jaundice (B) Hepatocellular jaundice (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) All of these
Description : Free fatty acids released from adipose tissue are transported in blood by (A) Albumin (B) VLDL (C) LDL (D) HDL
Description : After entering cytosol, free fatty acids are bound to (A) Albumin (B) Globulin (C) Z-protein (D) None of these
Description : In increase in α2-Globulin with loss of albumin in urine suggests (A) Primary immune deficiency (B) Nephrotic syndrome (C) Cirrhosis of liver (D) Multiple myeloma
Description : A decrease in albumin with increased production of other unidentified proteins which migrate in β, γ region suggests (A) Cirrhosis of liver (B) Nephrotic syndrome (C) Infection (D) Chronic lymphatic leukemia