Description : An important finding in Refsum’s disease is (A) Accumulation of ceramide trihexoside in the kidney (B) Accumulation of phytanic acid in the blood and tissues (C) Accumulation of gangliosides in brain and spleen (D) Skin eruptions
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : An important feature of Von-Gierke’s disease is (A) Muscle cramps (B) Cardiac failure (C) Hypoglycemia (D) Respiratory alkalosis
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Fabry’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Ceramide trihexosidase (B) Galactocerebrosidase (C) Phytanic acid oxidase (D) Sphingomyelinase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : All the following can be oxidized by βoxidation except (A) Palmitic acid (B) Phytanic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms
Description : An important finding in Tay-sach’s disease is (A) Renal failure (B) Accumulation of gangliosides in brain and spleen (C) Cardiac failure (D) Anemia
Description : Which one of the following is a feature of the VIPoma syndrome? 1) Alkalosis 2) Hypoglycaemia 3) Hypokalaemia 4) Increased gastric acid seceretion 5) Provocation of VIP release by somatostatin
Last Answer : Answers-3 a, b,d,e: All opposite to what is expected. VIPOMA -Features vasoactive intestinal polypeptide secreting tumour, mainly pancreas rarely ganglioneuroblatoma (sympathetic ... -peripheral vasodilation - inhibits gastric acid secretion -potentiates acetylcholine action on salivary glands
Description : Melanoma (skin cancer) is associated with -------? A. ozone accumulation B. ozone depletion (Answer) C. acid rain D. allergens
Last Answer : B. ozone depletion (Answer)
Description : An important feature of maple syrup urine disease is (A) Patient can not be treated by dietary regulation (B) Without treatment death, of patient may occur by the end of second year of life (C) Blood levels of leucine, isoleucine and serine are increased (D) Excessive brain damage
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The main feature of a wound healing is C A. Lymphocyte accumulation B. Fibrin deposition C. Granulation tissue formation D. Tissue destruction
Last Answer : Granulation tissue formation
Description : The main feature of a healing wound is: C A. Lymphocyte accumulation B. Fibrin deposition C. Granulation tissue D. None of these
Last Answer : Granulation tissue
Description : Glycogen is present in all body tissues except (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Kidney (D) Stomach
Last Answer : B
Description : The tissues with the highest total glycogen content are (A) Muscle and kidneys (B) Kidneys and liver (C) Liver and muscle (D) Brain and Liver
Last Answer : C
Description : In hypophysectonized animals, fasting produces (A) Severe hyperglycemia (B) Hypoglycemia (C) No change in blood sugar (D) Mild hyper glycemia
Description : Following is a normal overnight fast and a cup of black coffee, a diabetic woman feels slightly nausious and decides to skip breakfast. However she does take her shot of insulin. This may result in (A) Heightened glycogenolysis (B) Hypoglycemia (C) Increased lipolysis (D) Glycosuria
Description : One of the following is not symptom of Addison’s disease: (A) Hypoglycemia (B) Hyponatremia (C) Hypokalemia (D) Hypochloremia
Description : One of the following is not a symptom of addison’s disease. (A) Hypoglycemia (B) Hyponatremia (C) Hypokalemia (D) Hypochoremia
Description : Sucrose intolerance leads to (A) Hyper glycemia (B) Glycosuria (C) Diarrhoea (D) Hypoglycemia
Description : Hypoglycemia depresses insulin secretion and thus increases the rate of (A) Hydrolysis (B) Reduction (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Respiratory acidosis
Description : Why excessive intake of alcohol produces hypoglycemia?
Last Answer : Because ethanol inhibits gluconeogenesis.
Description : Neonatal hypoglycemia is seen in which conditions?
Last Answer : Glycogen storage disease, type I, galactosemia, fructose intolerance.
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _________ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β−hydroxy butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _______ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β-OH butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : Which is an effect of the hormone estrogen? A) accumulation of a fat layer beneath the skin B) pelvic girdle grows wider C) breast development D) egg maturation and menstrual cycle control E) All of the choices are estrogen effects.
Last Answer : E) All of the choices are estrogen effects.
Description : Ochronosis is an important finding of (A) Tyrosinemia (B) Tyrosinosis (C) Alkaptonuria (D) Richner Hanhart syndrome FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 77
Description : The oldest rocks in the earth's crust were once molten; and came from deep in- side the earth. The molten rock; called magma; spewed out in volcanic eruptions during the earth;s early life and solidified into hard rock's called?
Last Answer : igneous rocks
Description : Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by hypermobile joints and skin abnormalities is due to (A) Abnormality in gene for procollagen (B) Deficiency of lysyl oxidase (C) Deficiency of prolyl hydroxylase (D) Deficiency of lysyl hydroxylase
Description : The distinctive feature of the isoenzyme cyclooxygenase-2 is (a) It is not inhibited by indomethacin (b) It is inducible (c) It generates cytoprotective prostagladins in gastric mucosa (d) It is found only in foetal tissues
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : The distinctive feature of the isoenzyme cyclooxygenase-2 is: A. It is not inhibited by indomethacin B. It is inducible C. It generates cytoprotective prostagladins in gastric mucosa D. It is found only in foetal tissues
Last Answer : B. It is inducible
Description : Fatty liver is caused due to accumulation of (A) Fatty acids (B) Cholesterol (C) Phospholipids (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : The pathogenesis of diabetic cataract involves accumulation of (A) Galactose (B) Mannitol (C) Sorbitol (D) Pyruvate
Description : Obesity is accumulation of _______ in the body. (A) Water (B) NaCl (C) Fat (D) Proteins
Description : Accumulation of trytophan in blood is known as (A) Pompe’s disease (B) Wilson’s disease (C) Wolman’s disease (D) Hartnup’s disease
Description : Deficiency of urea cycle enzymes results into accumulation of citrulline argininosuccinate arginine in the liver resulting in increasing concentration of …….. in the blood. (A) Calcium (B) Sodium (C) Ammonia (D) Lipid
Description : A tripeptide functioning as an important reducing agent in the tissues is (A) Bradykinin (B) Kallidin (C) Tyrocidin (D) Glutathione
Description : Glucokinase (A) Is widely distributed and occurs in most mammalian tissues (B) Has a high km for glucose and hence is important in the phosphorylation of glucose primarily after ingestion of a carbohydrate rich meal (C) Is widely distributed in Prokaryotes (D) None of these
Description : The general functions of minerals are (A) The structural components of body tissues (B) In the regulation of body fluids (C) In acid-base balance (D) All of these
Description : Glycerol released from adipose tissue by hydrolysis of triglycerides is mainly (A) Taken up by liver (B) Taken up by extrahepatic tissues (C) Reutilised in adipose tissue (D) Excreted from the body FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 85
Description : The unwanted amino acids abstracted from the tissues are either used up by the tissue or in the liver converted into (A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Ammonium salts (D) Uric acid
Description : Tissues form lactic acid from glucose. This phenomenon is termed as (A) Aerobic glycolysis (B) Oxidation (C) Oxidative phosphorylation (D) Anaerobic glycolysis
Last Answer : D
Description : Hyaluronic acid is seen in which tissues?
Last Answer : Connective tissue, synovial fluid, tendons, vitreous humor.
Description : The sites for gluconeogenesis are (A) Liver and kidney (B) Skin and pancreas (C) Lung and brain (D) Intestine and lens of eye
Description : Which one of the following tissues can metabolize glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies for ATP production? a. Liver b. Muscle c. Brain d. R.B.C
Description : The biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the - (1) kidney (2) heart (3) brain (4) lungs
Last Answer : (3) brain Explanation: Biological death occurs when brain cells start to die due to lack of oxygen. Biological death follows clinical death (when a person stops breathing). Without oxygen ... oxygen deprivation will cause brain damage. After 10 minutes of no oxygen irreversible brain damage occurs.
Description : What is caused due to the permanent damage caused to any part of brain tissues due to inadequate supply of blood?
Last Answer : Stroke
Description : What is the term for an infection in the connective tissues covering the brain and spinal cord?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MENINGITIS
Description : The biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the (1) kidney (2) heart (3) brain (4) lungs
Last Answer : brain
Description : Sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by which of the following clinical feature: Options: 1) Esophageal dysmotility 2) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca 3) Widespread damage to small blood vessels 4) Libmann Sachs Endocardititis
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 2) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Description : In regard to Plummer-Vincent syndrome or “Paterson and Kelly syndrome”: A. Iron deficiency is a feature B. Atrophic oral and gastric mucosa C. Dysphagia and angular cheilitis D. Predisposing oral cancer E. All of the above
Last Answer : E. All of the above
Description : _______ magma causes powerful and explosive volcanic eruptions. -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Rhyolitic magma causes powerful and explosive volcanic eruptions.
Description : Volcanic eruptions let out large quantities of
Last Answer : Volcanic eruptions let out large quantities of A. Harmful dust and sulfurous gases B. Harmful ... gases D. Harmful dust and phosphorous gases