A person has swelling both feet [oedema] and the doctor suspects deficiency of proteins to be the reason. Which plasma protein is most likely to be responsible for this?
1. Albunims 2. Globulins
3. Fibrinogen 4. Angiotensinogen

Subtopic:  Blood: General Description & RBC |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: RBCs are devoid of nucleus in humans and are biconcave in shape and in all other mammals have nucleus and are spherical in shape. 
Statement II: RBCs have an average life span of 120 days after which they are destroyed in the spleen (graveyard of RBCs).

1.    Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2.    Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3.    Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect 
4.    Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Blood: General Description & RBC |
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How many of the given statements regarding leucocytes in human are true?
I. Neutrophils are the most abundant cells (60-65 percent) of the total WBCs.
II: Basophils are the least (0.5-1 percent) of the total WBCs.
III: Neutrophils and monocytes (6-8 percent) are phagocytic cells.
IV: Basophils secrete histamine, serotonin, heparin, etc., and are involved in inflammatory reactions. 
V: Eosinophils (2-3 percent) resist infections and are also associated with allergic reactions. 
VI: Lymphocytes (20-25 percent) are responsible for immune responses of the body.
 
1. 3 2. 4
3. 5 4. 6
Subtopic:  Blood: White Blood Cells |
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Regarding ABO grouping:
a. the blood type is decided by the presence or absence of two surface antibodies on the RBCs namely anti-A and anti-B. 
b. the plasma of different individuals contain two natural antigens. 
c. a person with blood group A can receive blood either from a person with blood group O or from a person with blood group AB.
d. a person with blood group A can donate blood either to a person with blood group O or to a person with blood group A.
1.    only a and b are correct
2.    only c and d are correct
3.    a, b, c, and d are correct
4.    a, b, c, and d are incorrect
Subtopic:  Blood: Blood Group (A,B,O) |
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Fibrins are formed by the conversion of inactive fibrinogens in the plasma by the enzyme:
1.    thrombokinase
2.    throboplastin
3.    thrombin
4.    streptokinase
 
Subtopic:  Blood: Blood Clotting |
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The interstitial fluid or tissue fluid:
I: is released out as the blood passes through the capillaries in tissues leaving the larger proteins and most of the formed elements in the blood vessels.
II: has nearly the same mineral distribution as that in plasma. 

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Lymph |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion (A): Open circulatory system is considered to be more advantageous than the closed circulatory system.
Reason (R): Open circulatory system is present in arthropods and molluscs, two of the most successful animal phyla. 
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. (A) is True but (R) is False.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Circulatory Pathways |
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How many of the given statements are correct:
I: Fishes have a 2-chambered heart with an atrium and a ventricle.
II: Amphibians and the reptiles (except crocodiles) have a 3-chambered heart with two atria and a single ventricle.
III: Crocodiles, birds and mammals possess a 4-chambered heart with two atria and two ventricles.
IV: The only vertebrates where the heart pumps out deoxygenated blood are fishes.
 
1. 1 2. 2
3. 3 4. 4
Subtopic:  Circulatory Pathways |
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The human heart:
1. is derived from embryonic endoderm.
2. is situated in the thoracic cavity, in between the two lungs.
3. has the size and shape of a baseball. 
4. is protected by a single walled membranous bag, pericardium.
Subtopic:  Human Heart: Gross Anatomy | Human Heart: Double Circulation |
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Consider the given statements:
I: The opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle is guarded by the tricuspid valve.
II: A bicuspid or mitral valve guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
III: The openings of the right and the left ventricles into the pulmonary artery and the aorta respectively are provided with the semilunar valves.
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Human Heart: Cardiac Cycle |
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