Description : Intestinal absorption of zinc is retarded by (A) Calcium (B) Cadmium (C) Phytate (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Intest ina l absorption of calcium is hampered by (A) Phosphate (B) Phytate (C) Proteins (D) Lactose
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : PTH causes all of the following except (A) Increased intestinal absorption of calcium (B) Increased intestinal absorption of phosphate (C) Increased tubular reabsorption of calcium (D) Increased tubular reabsorption of phosphate
Description : Calcium absorption is interfered by (A) Protein in diet (B) Phytic acid in cereals (C) Alkaline intestinal pH (D) Vitamin D
Description : Absorption of calcium decreases if there is high concentration in the diet of (A) Copper (B) Sodium (C) Magnesium (D) Cadmium
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The ‘stone’ formed in human kidney consist mostly of-------? A. Calcium oxalate (Answer) B. Sodium acetate C. Magnesium sulphate D. Calcium
Last Answer : A. Calcium oxalate (Answer)
Description : A high plasma calcium level decreases intestinal absorption of calcium by (A) Stimulating the secretion of parathormone (B) Inhibiting the secretion of parathormone (C) Decreasing the synthesis of cholecalciferol (D) Inhibiting the secretion of thyrocalcitonin
Description : Absorption of calcium is increased on a (A) High protein diet (B) Low protein diet (C) High fat diet (D) Low fat diet
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Calcitriol facilitates calcium absorption by increasing the synthesis of the following in intestinal mucosa: (A) Calcium Binding Protein (B) Alkaline Phosphatase (C) Calcium-dependent ATPase (D) All of these
Description : Intestinal absorption of calcium occurs by (A) Active takeup (B) Simple diffusion (C) Facilitated diffusion (D) Endocytosis
Description : Iron absorption is hampered by (A) In achlorhydria (B) When ferritin content of intestinal mucosa is low (C) When saturation of plasma transferring is low (D) When erythropoietic activity is increased
Description : In Wilson’s disease (A) Copper fails to be excreted in the bile (B) Copper level in plasma is decreased (C) Ceruloplasmin level is increased (D) Intestinal absorption of copper is decreased
Description : Insectivorous plants grow in soil which is deficient in – (1) Nitrogen (2) Sodium (3) Calcium (4) Magnesium
Last Answer : (1) Nitrogen Explanation: Carnivorous or insectivorous plants grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs and rock out-croppings. ... advantage. The capture of insects provides such plants with a supplemental source of essential nutrients.
Description : Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in - (1) Calcium (2) Nitrogen (3) Magnesium (4) Water
Last Answer : (2) Nitrogen Explanation: Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in nitrogen.
Description : Pregnant women usually become deficient in - (1) Sodium and Calcium (2) Iron and Sodium (3) Calcium and Iron (4) Magnesium and Iron
Last Answer : (3) Calcium and Iron Explanation: When a woman becomes pregnant her body undergoes many physiological changes. Her hormone levels change not only to support the pregnancy but also to help ... only 15 percent to 20 percent, the risk of developing iron-deficiency anemia increases during pregnancy.
Description : Plants grown in acidic soil are deficient in_____ a. Calcium and Manganese b. Magnesium and Calcium c. Iron and Manganese d. Aluminium and Iron
Last Answer : b. Magnesium and Calcium
Description : Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in (1) Calcium (2) Nitrogen (3) Magnesium (4) Water
Last Answer : Nitrogen
Description : Pregnant women usually become deficient in (1) Sodium and Calcium (2) Iron and Sodium (3) Calcium and Iron (4) Magnesium and Iron
Last Answer : Calcium and Iron
Description : An important finding in glycinuria is (A) Excess excretion of oxalate in the urine (B) Deficiency of enzyme glycinase (C) Significantly increased serum glycine level (D) Defect in renal tubular reabsorption of glycine
Description : Characteristics of Vitamin D and its metabolites include which one of the following? (a) Act to decrease serum levels of calcium (b) Activation of their Vitamin D receptors increases cellular CAMP ... Vitamin D increase renal excretion of calcium (e) Vitamin D deficiency results in Pager's disease
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Use of an artificial kidney during hemodialysis may result in (A) Nitrogenous waste build-up in the body (B) Non-elimination of excess potassium ions (C) Reduced absorption of calcium ions from gastro-intestinal tract (D) ... are correct. (c) (B) and (C) are correct. (d) (C) and (D) are correct.
Last Answer : d) (C) and (D) are correct.
Description : A trace element deficient in the milk is (A) Magnesium (B) Copper (C) Zinc (D) Chloride
Description : Absorption of phosphorous from diet is favoured by (A) Moderate amount of fat (B) Acidic environment (C) High calcium content (D) High phytic acid
Description : Calcium absorption is increased by (A) Vitamin D (B) Vitamin C (C) Vitamin K (D) Vitamin E
Description : The Iron deficient children, absorption of Iron from GIT is (A) Unaltered (B) Double than in normal child (C) Manifold than in normal child (D) Lesser than in normal child
Description : In the iron deficient state, transferrin receptors increase in number on the: A. Intestinal mucosal cells B. Erythropoietic cells C. Reticuloendothelial cells D. All of the above
Last Answer : cells B
Description : Raphides are the crystals of: (a) Calcium oxalate (b) Calcium (c) Calcium phosphate (d) Calcium carbonate
Last Answer : Ans. ((a))
Description : Kidney stones are mainly formed by which of the following compound - (1) Sodium chloride (2) Silicates (3) Calcium bicarbonate (4) Calcium oxalate
Last Answer : (4) Calcium oxalate Explanation: Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute.
Description : Which one of the following is found in kidney stones? (1) Sodium oxalate (2) Calcium oxalate (3) Sodium chloride (4) Calcium acetate
Last Answer : (2) Calcium oxalate Explanation: Calcium is one component of the most common type of human kidney stones, calcium oxalate. Some studies suggest people who take supplemental calcium have a higher risk ... have been used as the basis for setting the recommended daily intake for calcium in adults.
Description : The name of the common mineral salt present in sweat is ? A. Calcium Oxalate B. Potassium Sulphate C. Sodium Chloride (Answer) D. Iron Sulphate E. None of these
Last Answer : C. Sodium Chloride (Answer)
Description : You are required to draw blood from a patient and to keep it in a test tube for analysis of blood corpuscles and plasma. You are also provided with the following four types of test tubes ... bicarbonate (b) Chilled test tube (c) Test tube containing heparin (d) Test tube containing sodium oxalate
Last Answer : (a) Test tube containing calcium bicarbonate
Last Answer : Calcium oxalate
Description : Milk is deficient in (A) Calcium (B) Iron (C) Sodium (D) Potassium
Description : Intestinal absorption of chromium is shared with (A) Mn (B) Mg (C) Ca (D) Zn
Description : The harmone acting directly on intestinal mucosa and stimulating glucose absorption is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Vasopressin
Description : Vitamin C enhances the intestinal absorption of (A) Potassium (B) Iodine (C) Iron (D) None of these
Description : Current concepts concerning the intestinal absorption of triacylglycerols are that (A) They must be completely hydrolysed before the constituent fatty acids can be absorbed (B) They are hydrolysed partially ... portal blood (D) In the absence of bile the hydrolysis of triacyl glycerols is absorbed
Description : Vitamin D absorption is increased in (A) Acid pH of intestine (B) Alkaline pH of intestine (C) Impaired fat absorption (D) Contents of diet
Description : When the plants are grown in magnesium deficient but urea rich soil, the symptoms expressed are (a) yellowish leaves (b) colourless petiole (c) dark green leaves (d) shoot apex die.
Last Answer : (a) yellowish leaves
Description : Kwashiorkor occurs when the diet is severely deficient in (A) Iron (B) Calories (C) Proteins (D) Essential fatty acids
Description : Anion gap is increased in (A) Renal tubular acidosis (B) Metabolic acidosis resulting from diarrhoea (C) Metabolic acidosis resulting from intestinal obstruction (D) Diabetic ketoacidosis
Description : Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase structure is marked by change in the presence of (A) N-Acetyl glutamate (B) N-Acetyl Aspartate (C) Neuraminic acid (D) Oxalate
Description : Milk is not considered a balanced diet now-a-days because of the absence of : (1) Magnesium and Vitamin D (2) Iron and Vitamin C (3) Calcium and Vitamin C (4) Iron and Vitamin A
Last Answer : (2) Iron and Vitamin C Explanation: A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and ... , and chlorine are all included as minerals and they typically occur at concentration of 5-40 mM.
Last Answer : Iron and Vitamin C
Description : Assertion: In acute constipation, purgative containing magnesium salts are generally used. Reason: The osmotic effect of `Mg^(2+)` in the intestinal l
Last Answer : Assertion: In acute constipation, purgative containing magnesium salts are generally used. Reason: The osmotic ... `Mg^(2+)` is absorbed very slowly
Description : If in the rice crop field, the leaves turn narrow, short, erect, and lemon yellowish and the entire field may appear yellowish, then the rice may be deficient of which nutrient? a. Calcium b. Potassium c. Nitrogen d. Phosphorus
Last Answer : c. Nitrogen
Description : After digestion the next step is absorption done by cells of the mucous membrane of the intestine. For this task a large absorption surface is an advantage. How is it possible in the small internal space of the body of a pluricellular organism to present a large intestinal surface?
Last Answer : Evolution tried to solve this problem in two ways. The simplest is the long and tubular shape of the bowels (approximately eight meters in extension), making possible that numerous ... function of increasing the absorption surface too. Digestion System - Image Diversity: intestinal villi microvilli
Description : From the internal surface to the external surface, the digestive tube wall is made of mucosa (epithelial tissue responsible for the intestinal absorption), submucosa (connective tissue beneath the ... within the abdominal cavity. Digestion System - Image Diversity: histology of the digestive tube
Last Answer : What is the location of the salivary glands in humans?
Description : Which one of the following statements is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans? (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions ... amylase in our mouth. (d) Oxyntic cells in our stomach secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen.
Last Answer : (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na