Description : The odd one among the following is (a) Monocytes (b) Lymphocyte (c) Neutrophils (d) Erythrocytes
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Name the blood cells, whose reduction in number can cause clotting disorder, leading to excessive loss of blood from the body. (a) Erythrocytes (b) Leucocytes (c) Neutrophils (d) Thrombocytes
Last Answer : (d) Thrombocytes
Description : HMP shunt is present in (A) Erythrocytes (B) Liver (C) Testes (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are – (1) red blood cells (2) neutrophils (3) lymphocytes (4) platelets
Last Answer : (3) lymphocytes Explanation: An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large Y-shaped protein produced by B-cells that is used by the immune system to identify and ... called antigens usually on the outside of an invading organism. This is called the antigen-antibody reaction.
Description : The isoenzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is expressed constitutively at the following site: A. Gastric mucosa B. Neutrophils C. Blood platelets D. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
Last Answer : D. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
Description : The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are (1) red blood cells (2) neutrophils (3) lymphocytes (4) platelets
Last Answer : lymphocytes
Description : Which of the following is a term for mononuclear, granulocytic white blood cells that produce immunoglobulins? a) lymphocytes b) platelets c) erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-reh-sites) d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LYMPHOCYTES
Description : The smallest of the FORMED elements of the blood are the: a) white cells b) red cells c) platelets d) erythrocytes
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- platelets
Description : Fibronectin has binding sites for all of the following except (A) Glycophorin (B) Collagen (C) Heparin (D) Integrin receptor
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : With respect to lipoprotein transport and metabolism in the body, the following statements are correct EXCEPT: 1) Arterial walls contain cells with LDL receptors. 2) Cholesterol is required for the ... is assembled in the extracellular space. 5) VLDL transformation to LDL occurs in adipose tissue.
Last Answer : Answers-3 Chylomicrons are formed in the gut from exogenous triacylglycerols and cholesterol. They are released into the lymph and thereby enter the blood.They are not formed in the liver.
Description : Rapoport-Luebering cycle is located in (A) Liver (B) Muscles (C) Brain (D) Erythrocytes
Description : Glycolysis is anaerobic in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Kidneys (D) Erythrocytes
Description : The structure which appears to be the only organ to add significant quantities of ketone bodies to the blood is (A) Brain (B) Erythrocytes (C) Liver (D) Skeletal muscle
Description : Prothrombin is synthesised in (A) Erythrocytes (B) Reticulo-endothelial cells (C) Liver (D) Kidneys
Description : During starvation, ketone bodies are used as a fuel by (A) Erythrocytes (B) Brain (C) Liver (D) All of these
Last Answer : B
Description : Schizont stage of Plasmodium occurs in human (a) erythrocytes (b) liver cells (c) erythrocytes and liver cells (d) erythrocytes, liver cells and spleen cells
Last Answer : (c) erythrocytes and liver cells
Description : Degradations of Hb takes place in (A) Mitochondrion (B) Erythrocytes (C) Cytosol of cell (D) R.E. cells
Description : In our body, antibodies are formed against pathogens in – (1) liver by RBC (2) blood by platelets (3) brain by macrophages (4) thymus by lymphocytes
Last Answer : (4) thymus by lymphocytes
Description : The following are true about blood coagulation: a. heparin inhibits blood coagulation through its interference with vitamin K metabolism in the liver b. addition of vitamin K to freshly drawn ... delays clotting c. thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin d. platelets are essential for blood clot
Last Answer : thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Description : Aspirin prolongs bleeding time by inhibiting the synthesis of: A. Clotting factors in liver B. Prostacyclin in vascular endothelium C. Cyclic AMP in platelets D. Thromboxane A2 in platelets
Last Answer : D. Thromboxane A2 in platelets
Description : In our body, antibodies are formed against pathogens in (1) liver by RBC (2) blood by platelets (3) brain by macrophages (4) thymus by lymphocytes
Last Answer : thymus by lymphocytes
Description : Proteins that are secreted by cells are generally a. not synthesized on membrane-bound ribosomes b. initially synthesized with a signal peptide or leader sequence at their C terminal c. found in ... endocytosis e. secreted in a form that is larger than the form present in the endoplasmic reticulum
Last Answer : found in vesicles and secretory granules
Description : Anion gap in plasma is because (A) Of differential distribution of ions across cell membranes (B) Cations outnumber anions in plasma (C) Anions outnumber cations in plasma (D) Of unmeasured anions in plasma
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Assertion : Carbonic anhydrase is present in the erythrocytes. Reason : In erythrocytes the carbon dioxide combine with water and is transported.
Last Answer : Assertion : Carbonic anhydrase is present in the erythrocytes. Reason : In erythrocytes the carbon dioxide ... A is correct and statement B is wrong.
Description : Which of the following forms of haemoglobin is not present in erythrocytes ?
Last Answer : Which of the following forms of haemoglobin is not present in erythrocytes ? A. ... C. Carbon monooxyhaemoglobin D. Carbon dioxy haemoglobin
Description : Glucose is the only source of energy for (A) Myocardium (B) Kidneys (C) Erythrocytes (D) Thrombocytes
Description : A unique by-product of glycolysis in erythrocytes is (A) Lactate (B) 1, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (C) 2, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (D) All of these
Description : Ketone bodies serve as a fuel for (A) Extrahepatic tissues (B) Hepatic tissues (C) Erythrocytes (D) Mitochondria
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The pentose phosphate pathway protects erythrocytes against hemolysis by assisting the enzyme: (A) Superoxide dismutase (B) Catalase (C) Glutathionic peroxidase (D) Cytochrome oxidase ENZYMES 149
Description : In the erythrocytes, the net production of ATP molecules by the Rapport-Leubering pathway is (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
Description : Erythrocytes under normal conditions and microorganisms under anaerobic conditions may accumulate (A) NADPH (B) Pyruvate (C) Phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Lactate
Description : In erythrocytes, 2, 3-biphosphoglycerate is derived from the intermediate: (A) Glyeraldehyde-3-phosphate (B) 1, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (C) 3-Phosphoglycerate (D) 2-Phosphoglycerate
Description : Mature erythrocytes do not contain (A) Glycolytic enzymes(B) HMP shunt enzymes (C) Pyridine nucleotide(D) ATP
Last Answer : C
Description : Which of the following statements are true of oxidants? A. In addition to their pathophysiologic roles in inflammation, injury, and infection, oxidants also have physiologic roles. B. Oxidants may ... involved the catalytic production of superoxide anion (O 2 ) by the enzyme xanthine oxidase.
Last Answer : Answer: ABCD DISCUSSION: Oxidants are reactive oxygen metabolites that have both physiologic and pathophysiologic roles. As potent oxidizing agents, oxidants are involved in cytochrome P ... leukocyte infiltration and activation, causing further tissue damage by the release of cytotoxic proteases
Description : What type of immune cell may control IgE-mediated hypersensitivities? a. Suppressor T cells b. Plasma cells c. Cytotoxic T cells d. Neutrophils
Last Answer : a. Suppressor T cells
Description : Which of the following terms refers to a form of white blood cell involved in immune response? a) Lymphocyte Both B and T lymphocytes respond to exposure to antigens. b) Granulocyte Granulocytes ... blood cell without central pallor, seen with hemolysis. d) Thrombocyte A thombocyte is a platelet.
Last Answer : a) Lymphocyte Both B and T lymphocytes respond to exposure to antigens.
Description : Blood platelets are present in the blood of
Last Answer : Blood platelets are present in the blood of A. Birds B. Reptiles C. Mammales D. Amphibians
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the cell function of phagocytosis? a. Phagocytosis is a mechanistically distinct process of endocytosis performed by special cells to take ... known as clathrin d. Phagocytosis is performed only by white blood cells and tissue macrophages
Last Answer : Answer: a Phagocytosis is a specialized form of endocytosis by which large particles are internalized by specialized cells primarily macrophages and neutrophils. To be phagocytosed, particles ... the lumen of the thyroid follicle, thereby releasing the thyroid hormones, thyroxine triiodothyronine
Description : Leukotrienes cause (A) Increase in capillary permeability (B) Aggregation of platelets (C) Bronchodilatation (D) None of these
Description : Prostaglandins stimulate (A) Aggregation of platelets (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Bronchodilatation (D) Gastric acid secretion
Description : Prostaglandins lower camp in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Lungs (C) Platelets (D) Adenohypophysis
Description : Platelets contain an enzyme which has important role in clotting in blood. This enzyme is known as (A) Cholinesterase (B) Transaminase (C) Decarboxylase (D) Thrombokinase
Description : What are the extra embryonic membranes present in vertebrates ?
Last Answer : The extra embryonic membranes that may be present in vertebrates are the yolk sac, the amnion, the chorion, the allantois and the placenta.
Description : Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are present on (a) pre-synaptic membrane (b) tips of axons (c) post-synaptic membrane (d) membranes of synaptic vesicles.
Last Answer : (c) post-synaptic membrane
Description : Which of the following features is predicted by the Nicolson–Singer fluid mosaic model of biological membranes? (A) Membrane lipids do not diffuse laterally (B) Membrane lipid is primarily in a monolayer form (C) Membrane lipids freely flip-flop (D) Membrane proteins may diffuse laterally
Description : All the following statements describing lipids are true except (A) They usually associate by covalent interactions (B) They are structurally components of membranes (C) They are an intracellular energy source (D) They are poorly soluble in H2O
Description : Transition temperature of membranes may be affected by the following constituent of membranes: (A) Peripheral proteins (B) Integral proteins (C) Cholesterol (D) Oligosachharides
Description : Fluidity of membranes is increased by the following constituent except (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Integral proteins (D) Cholesterol
Description : Triglycerides are (A) Heavier than water (B) Major constituents of membranes (C) Non-polar (D) Hydrophilic