Description : The hormone that increases the blood calcium level and decreases its excretion by kidneys is :
Last Answer : The hormone that increases the blood calcium level and decreases its excretion by kidneys is : A. insulin B. thyroxine C. calcitonin D. parathormone
Description : Calcitonin is a thyroid hormone which (a) elevates calcium level in blood (b) has no effect on calcium (c) elevates potassium level in blood (d) lowers calcium level in blood.
Last Answer : (d) lowers calcium level in blood.
Description : Match the source gland with its respective hormone and function and select the correct option. Source Hormone Function gland (a) Anterior Oxytocin Contraction of uterus pituitary muscles during ... (c) Corpus Estrogen Supports pregnancy luteum (d) Thyroid Thyroxine Regulates blood calcium level
Last Answer : (b) Posterior Vasopressin Stimulates pituitary reabsorption of water in the distal tubules in the nephron
Description : Which of the following hormones is NOT correctly matched with its description? A) thymosin--aids in production of T cells B) thyroxin--needed for growth and development in vertebrates ... by removing glucose into tissues E) epinephrine--released by the adrenal medulla under stressful conditions
Last Answer : D) cortisol--lowers blood glucose level by removing glucose into tissues E) epinephrine--released by the adrenal medulla under stressful conditions
Description : Blood clotting will not occur in the absence of - (1) Iron (2) Calcium (3) Phosphorus (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (2) Calcium Explanation: Calcium works together with vitamin K and a protein called fibrinogen in the clotting cascade.
Description : What hormone decreases calcium levels in the blood.?
Last Answer : Calcitonin is produced by the thryoid gland.
Description : When calcium blood levels fall a gland in the body releases a special hormone?
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Description : human body, which hormone regulates blood calcium and phosphate?
Last Answer : Parathyroid hormone
Description : A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly ?
Last Answer : A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the ... . Thyroid B. Parathyroid C. Parotid D. Pancreas
Description : Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content or (a) Aluminium (b) Calcium (c) Nitrogen (d) Phosphorus
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Egg contains very little (A) Fat (B) Proteins (C) Carbohydrates (D) Calcium and phosphorus
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Levels of serum calcium and inorganic phosphorus are increased in (A) Hypervitaminosis D (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hypovitaminosis D (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : An Afro-Carribean male aged 48 years presents with gradual onset of exertional dyspnoea, non productive cough, malaise, weight loss and polyarthralgia. Schirmers test indicates a dry eye. X-ray ... 2) Serum phosphorus 3) Urea and electrolytes 4) Thallium Scan 5) Quantitative Immunoglobulins.
Last Answer : Answers-4 This condition is sarcoidosis. Serum calcium, Serum phosphorus, Chem7 and Chem 20 and Quantitative Immunoglobulins are all used in establishing the diagnosis. Gallium scan is helpful in ... areas of poor perfusion. It is particularly used in cardiology to detect areas of ischaemia.
Description : The element which is required by the plant in large quantity – (1) Calcium (2) Nitrogen (3) Phosphorus (4) Sulphur
Last Answer : (2) Nitrogen Explanation: All plants need nitrogen to make amino acids, proteins and DNA, but the nitrogen in the atmosphere is not in a form that they can use. Plants use nitrogen by absorbing either nitrate or ammonium through the roots.
Description : The element absorbed both in cation and anion form is – (1) Sulphur (2) Nitrogen (3) Calcium (4) Phosphorus
Last Answer : (2) Nitrogen Explanation: Nitrogen, required in large quantities for healthy plant growth, is supplied either as a cation (ammonium) or an anion (nitrate). The ratio of these two forms of nitrogen in the nutrient solution can have large effects on both the rate and direction of pH changes with time.
Description : Phosphorus is generally fixed in acid soils in the form of— (A) Calcium Phosphate (B) Zn Phosphate (C) Aluminium Phosphate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Aluminium Phosphate
Description : Which one of the following is a micro nutrient in the soil? A. Nitrogen B. Iron C. Phosphorus D. Calcium
Last Answer : B. Iron
Description : The deficiency of this element leads to older leaves turning purple in colour on the underside. Identify the mineral? [a] Calcium [b] Phosphorus [c] Potassium [d] Iron [e] None of the above
Last Answer : [c] Potassium
Description : Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of a) Aluminium b) Calcium c) Nitrogen d) Phosphorus
Last Answer : b) Calcium
Description : A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly? (a) Parotid (b) Pancreas (c) Thyroid (d) Parathyroid
Last Answer : (d) Parathyroid
Description : Which one of the following elements in plants is not remobilised? (a) Phosphorus (b) Calcium (c) Potassium (d) Sulphur
Last Answer : (b) Calcium
Description : Which of the following elements is a constituent of biotin? (a) Magnesium (b) Calcium (c) Phosphorus (d) Sulphur
Last Answer : (d) Sulphur
Description : Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include (a) potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron (b) magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc (c) phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium (d) calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper.
Last Answer : (c) phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium
Description : About 98 percent of the mass of every living organism is composed of just six elements including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and (a) sulphur and magnesium (b) magnesium and sodium (c) calcium and phosphorus (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
Last Answer : (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
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 : The color of Red soil is red due to the presence of the which of the following oxides? a. Ferric b. Aluminium c. Phosphorus d. Calcium
Last Answer : a. Ferric
Description : One of the following mineral is essential for life of animals and rot for plants (a) Calcium (b) Phosphorus (c) Iodine (d) Potassium
Last Answer : (b) Phosphorus
Description : The element which is required by the plant in large quantity : (1) Calcium (2) Nitrogen (3) Phosphorus(4) Sulphur
Last Answer : Nitrogen
Description : Bone is used as a fertiliser because it contains the plant nutrient (1) Nitrogen (2) Phosphorus (3) Sodium (4) Calcium
Last Answer : Phosphorus
Description : The element absorbed both in cation and anion form is (1) Sulphur (2) Nitrogen (3) Calcium (4) Phosphorus
Description : What hormone controls the body's water content?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Corticotropin releasing hormone controls the direct release of (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) α MSH (C) β MSH (D) Endorphins
Description : Why can cardiac muscle fibres contract for longer periods than skeletal fibres? (a) Cardiac muscle is self-excitatory (b) Extracellular calcium partially controls the strength (and length) ... tubules are more developed in cardiac muscle (d) Cardiac muscle is uninucleate rather than multinucleate
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : (1) Calcium silicate and calcium alurninate Explanation: Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco ... limited amount of calcium sulfate (which controls the set time) and up to 5% minor constituents.
Last Answer : Milk is a colloidal system in which: (1) Water is dispersed in fat (2) Fat is dispersed in water (3) Fat and water are dispersed in each other (4) Fat is dissolved
Description : The transport of proteins out of the cell is termed exocytosis. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning this process? a. Secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane b. ... or a neurotransmitter d. A decrease in cytoplasmic calcium occurs as part of the secretion process
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c Transport vesicles that bud off the Golgi network carry both material to be secreted from the cell and protein destined to become components of the plasma ... but may also involve generation of diacylglycerol or production of cyclic AMP which activate kinases or phosphatases
Description : A 55 year-old female complaining of vague tiredness is found to have a serum corrected calcium concentration of 2.9 mmol/l. Examination was unremarkable. Which of the following results ... 4) Low normal plasma phosphate concentration 5) Low normal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
Last Answer : Answers-3 Bit too easy really. A high or even normal PTH concentration in the presence of hypercalcaemia would support the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. A high urinary Calcium concentration may ... but neither confirm the diagnosis. Elevated 1,25 VitD suggests a diagnosis of hypervitaminosis D.
Description : Parathyroid hormone: a. is a peptide hormone b. is released in response to hypocalcaemia c. increases phosphate reabsorption in the kidneys d. increases calcium excretion in the kidneys
Last Answer : is released in response to hypocalcaemia
Description : The following are true about parathyroid hormone a. it is an 84 amino acid peptide hormone b. it increases calcium absorption from the gastrointestinal tract c. it acts on a cell surface receptor that increases intracellular cyclic AMP d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : Which one of the following is not a secondary messenger in hormone action? (a) cAMP (b) cGMP (c) Calcium (d) Sodium
Last Answer : d) Sodium
Description : Glucagon is secreted when glucose level of blood falls. It mobilises reserve food like glycogen into glucose. What is pregnancy hormone ? Why is it known so ? -Biology-10
Last Answer : Progesterone is called pregnancy hormone. It helps in maintaining pregnancy by non-formation of new ova, promoting thickening and secretory activity of uterine wall and attachment of embryo to the uterine wall.
Description : Hormone, responsible for raised level of `Ca^(+2)` in blood is
Last Answer : Hormone, responsible for raised level of `Ca^(+2)` in blood is
Description : Glucagon activates the enzyme adenylcyclase which causes the increase of blood sugar level. Hence this hormone is called (A) Hypoglycemic factor (B) Hyper glycemic factor (C) Antidiauritic factor (D) Thyrotropin-releasing factor
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : This pancreatic hormone increases the blood-sugar level: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Pancreozymin (D) Pancreatic polypeptide
Description : In males, secretion of luteinising hormone is inhibited by (A) Gonadotropin releasing hormone (B) FSH (C) High blood level of testosterone (D) Inhibin
Description : All the following statements about thyrotropin releasing hormone are true except (A) It is secreted by hypothalamus (B) It is a pentapeptide (C) It increases the secretion of TSH (D) Its secretion is inhibited by high level of T3 and T4 in blood
Description : Given below is an incomplete table on hormones, their source glands and one major effect of each human body. Identify the option representing correct grouping of hormone its gland and ... hormone (b) Placenta Insulin Vasopressin (c) Ovary Insulin Calcitonin (d) Placenta Glucagon Calcitonin
Last Answer : (a) Ovary Glucagon Growth hormone
Description : The normal serum level of phosphorus in human adult is (A) 1–2 mg (B) 2–3 mg (C) 3–4.5 mg (D) 5–7 mg
Description : The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of
Last Answer : The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of A. Both calcitonin and parathormone B. Calcitonin C. Parathormone D. Thyroxine
Description : Calcitonin causes (A) Calcinuria and phosphaturia (B) Decrease in urinary calcium (C) Decrease in urinary phosphorous (D) Increase in blood calcium level 212 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY