Description : The principal cation of extra cellular fluid: (A) K+ (B) Na+ (C) H+ (D) Ca2+
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Pyruvate kinase requires ______ ions for maximum activity. (A) Na+ (B) K+ (C) Ca2+ (D) Mg2+
Last Answer : B
Description : The exchangeable sodium ratio (ESR) can be calculated as ESR = Exchangeable (C2+ + Mg2+)/Exchangeable Na+ ESR = Exchangeable Na+ / ESR = Exchangeable Na+ / Exchangeable (Ca2+ + K+) ESR = Exchangeable Na+ / Exchangeable (Ca2+ + Mg2+)
Last Answer : ESR = Exchangeable Na+ / Exchangeable (Ca2+ + Mg2+)
Description : The principal cation in intracellular fluid is (A) Sodium (B) Potassium (C) Calcium (D) Magnesium
Description : hat is/are the consequence(s) of myocardial Na+ K+ ATPase inhibition by digoxin: A. Increased intracellular Na+ ion concentration B. Increased cytosolic Ca2+ ion concentration C. Increased intracellular K+ ion concentration D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Last Answer : D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Description : Most bacteria do not require the ion a. Mg2+ b. Ca2+ c. Na+ d. Fe+2
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) can be calculated by using of formula (a) SAR = Na+ / (b) SAR = Na+ / (c) SAR = Ca2+ + Mg2+ / (d) SAR = Na+ /
Last Answer : (b) SAR = Na+ /
Description : The most abundant intracellular cation is (a) H+ (b) K+ (c) Na+ (d) Ca++
Last Answer : (b) K+
Description : Which of the following is strongly-acidic cation? a.Ba2+ b. Ca2+ c.Ti4+ d. Na+
Last Answer : c.Ti4+
Description : During the propagation of a nerve impulse, the action potential results from the movement of (a) K+ ions from intracellular fluid to extracellular fluid (b) Na+ ions from extracellular ... extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid (d) Na+ ions from intracellular fluid to extracellular fluid.
Last Answer : (b) Na+ ions from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid
Description : What is the major cation in the intracellular fluid?
Last Answer : potassium
Description : The principal cation in extracellular fluid is (A) Sodium (B) Potassium (C) Calcium (D) Magnesium
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Insulin increases the permeability of glucose across the plasma membrane of muscle cells by (A) Acting on adenylate cycle (B) By loosening the integrity of the membrane (C) Through Ca2 ... membrane cruting the hexose carries of intracellular organelles and making them fuse with the plasma membrane
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The predominant cation of plasma is (A) Na+ (B) K+ (C) Ca+ (D) Mg++
Description : The positive inotropic action of digoxin takes several hours to develop because: A. Binding of digoxin to Na+K+ATPase is slow B. After Na+K+ATPase inhibition by digoxin, Ca2+ loading of myocardial ... +ATPase through modification of gene function which takes time D. Both A' and B' are correc
Description : Which of the following statements about extracellular fluid are true? A. The total extracellular fluid volume represents 40% of the body weight. B. The plasma volume constitutes one fourth ... the interstitial fluid. E. The interstitial fluid equilibrates slowly with the other body compartments.
Last Answer : Answer: B DISCUSSION: The total extracellular fluid volume represents 20% of body weight. The plasma volume is approximately 5% of body weight. Sodium is the principal cation. The ... fluid and cerebrospinal fluid, the majority of the interstitial fluid exists as a rapidly equilibrating component
Description : Methylxanthines exert the following action (s) at cellular/molecular level (a) Intracellular release of Ca2+ (b) Antagonism of adenosine (c) Inhibition of phosphodiesterase (d) All of the above
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Methylxanthines exert the following action(s) at cellular/molecular level: A. Intracellular release of Ca2+ B. Antagonism of adenosine C. Inhibition of phosphodiesterase D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Amiloride has the following effect on urinary cation excretion: A. Decreases both K+ and H+ ion excretion B. Decreases K+ excretion but increases H+ ion excretion C. Increases K+ but decreases Na+ excretion D. Decreases both Na+ and K+ excretion
Last Answer : A. Decreases both K+ and H+ ion excretion
Description : Secretion of K+ in the late distal tubule and collecting ducts of kidney depends on: A. Intracellular K+ content B. Unabsorbed Na+ load presented to the distal segment C. Aldosterone level D. All of the above
Description : Sodium valproate has been shown to: A. Prolong neuronal Na+ channel inactivation B. Attenuate ‘T’ type Ca2+ current in neurones C. Inhibit degradation of GABA by GABA-transaminase D. All of the above
Description : The most probable mechanism of anticonvulsant action of phenytoin is: A. Facilitation of GABAergic inhibitory transmission B. Hyperpolarization of neurones C. Interaction with Ca2+ channels to promote Ca2+ influx D. Prolongation of voltage sensitive neuronal Na+ channel inactivation
Last Answer : D. Prolongation of voltage sensitive neuronal Na+ channel inactivation
Description : Tetrodotoxin blocks nerve impulse/junctional transmission by: A. Anticholinergic action B. Depleting acetylcholine C. Blocking Na+ channels D. Blocking Ca2+ channels
Last Answer : C. Blocking Na+ channels
Description : The principal action common to all class I antiarrhythmic drugs is: A. Na+ channel blockade B. K+ channel opening C. Depression of impulse conduction D. Prolongation of effective refractory period
Last Answer : A. Na+ channel blockade
Description : Colloid osmotic pressure of intracellular fluid is (A) Equal to that of plasma (B) More than that of plasma (C) More than that of plasma (D) Nearly zero WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 285
Description : In primary dehydration (A) Intracellular fluid volume is reduced (B) Intracellular fluid volume remains normal (C) Extracellular fluid volume is much reduced (D) Extracellular fluid volume is much increased
Description : In intracellular compartment the fluid present in ml/kg body weight is about (A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 200 (D) 330
Description : Concentration of the following is higher in intracellular fluid than in extracellular fluid: (A) Sodium (B) Potassium (C) Chloride (D) Bicarbonate
Description : During deficiency of thiamine the concentration of the following compound rises in blood and intracellular fluid: (A) Glycogen (B) Sugar (C) Amino acids (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : What is the coordination number of an ion what is the coordination number of the cation (a) Na Cl structure and (b) Cs Cl structure explain the reason for this difference?
Last Answer : The coordination number is six for Na in NaCl.The coordination number is eight for Cs in CsCl. The accepted explanation is that the ionic radii of cesium and chloride are very similar.
Description : Which is the principal cation in the plasma of the blood? (a) Potassium (b) Magnesium (c) Calcium (d) Sodium
Last Answer : d) Sodium
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar to all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is (D) They require a primer
Description : Which one of the following statements correctly describes eukaryotic DNA? (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide precussor and Mg2+ (B) The direction of synthesis is (C) They require a primer 5’→ 3’ (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar in all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is 5’ → 3’ (D) They require a primer
Description : Action of glycogen synthase is inhibited by (A) Insulin (B) Glucose (C) Mg2+ (D) Cyclic AMP
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane. (a) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by passive transport. (b) Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell ... towards the inner part. (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Last Answer : (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
Description : Thiazide diuretics enhance K+ elimination in urine primarily by: A. Inhibiting proximal tubular K+ reabsorption B. Inhibiting Na+ K+-2Cl- cotransport in the ascending limb of loop of Henle C ... in the distal tubular fluid to exchange with interstitial K+ D. Potentiating the action of aldosterone
Last Answer : C. Increasing the availability of Na+ in the distal tubular fluid to exchange with interstitial K
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson (2) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by ... of the cell membrane (4) Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part
Last Answer : (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Description : Hydrocortisone exerts the following actions: A. Increases both K+ and Ca2+ excretion B. Decreases both K+ and Ca2+ excretion C. Decreases K+ but increases Ca2+ excretion D. Increases K+ but decreases Ca2+ excretion
Last Answer : A. Increases both K+ and Ca2+ excretion
Description : Which of the following electrolytes is a major anion in body fluid? a) Chloride Chloride is a major anion found in extracellular fluid. b) Potassium Potassium is a cation. c) Sodium Sodium is a cation. d) Calcium Calcium is a cation.
Last Answer : a) Chloride Chloride is a major anion found in extracellular fluid.
Description : Which of the following electrolytes is a major cation in body fluid? a) Potassium Potassium is a major cation that affects cardiac muscle functioning. b) Chloride Chloride is an anion. c) Bicarbonate Bicarbonate is an anion. d) Phosphate Phosphate is an anion.
Last Answer : a) Potassium Potassium is a major cation that affects cardiac muscle functioning.
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the microvascular and cellular response to shock? a. Osmodically induced mobilization of intracellular fluid is the initial ... d. Abnormal intracellular calcium homeostasis may contribute to the cellular dysfunction of shock
Last Answer : Answer: c, d Moderate hypovolemia results in a relatively rapid spontaneous restitution of intravascular volume through expansion of the plasma space. This plasma expansion by ... potassium pump. Cellular dysfunction also appears to be related to abnormal intracellular calcium homeostasis
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the cell plasma membrane? a. The plasma membrane is composed of amphipathic molecules b. The hydrophobic core of the lipid bilayer of the ... contribute to the cell coat d. The membrane proteins of nerve cells are highly voltage-dependent
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, d The plasma membrane defines the boundary of the cell and serves to contain and concentrate enzymes and other macromolecule constituents. The plasma membrane is ... and bear carbohydrate moieties primarily as oligosaccharide chains that contribute to the cell coat or glycocalyx
Description : Compared with intracellular fluid, extracellular fluid has, a. a greater osmolarity b. a higher protein concentration c. a lower chloride ion concentration d. a lower hydrogen ion concentration
Last Answer : a lower hydrogen ion concentration
Description : Deuterium oxide and inulin are injected into a normal 30-year-old man. The volume of distribution of deuterium oxide is found to be 42 L and that of inulin 14 L. a. The man's intracellular fluid ... fluid volume is about 9 L. e. The man's total body water cannot be calculated from these data
Last Answer : The man’s intracellular fluid volume is about 28 L.
Last Answer : (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : Adenylate cyclase is activated by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Prostaglandin E1 (D) Ca2+ ions
Description : One of the following enzymes does not change glycogen synthase a to b. (A) Glycogen synthase kinases 3, 4, 5 (B) Ca2+ calmodulin phosphorylase kinase (C) Ca2+ calmodulin dependent protein kinase (D) Glycogen phosphorylase a
Last Answer : D
Description : Na+/K+-ATPase along with ATP requires (A) Ca (B) Mn (C) Mg (D) Cl