Multiple Choice Questions

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Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:

Column I Column II
Function Part of the Excretory system
a Ultrafiltration i Henle's loop
b Concentration of urine ii Ureter
c Transport of urine iii Urinary bladder
d Storage of urine iv Malpighian corpuscle 
    v Proximal convoluted tubule

  • a b c d
    iv v ii iii
  • a b c d
    iv i ii iii
  • a b c d
    v iv i iii
  • a b c d
    v iv i ii


B.

a b c d
iv i ii iii
  1. Ultrafiltration refers to filtration of very fine particles having molecular weight less than 68,000 daltons through malpighian corpuscle.
  2. Concentration of urine refers to water absorption from glomerular filtrate as a result of hyperosmolarity in the medulla created by counter-current mechanism in Henle's loop.
  3. Urine is carried from kidney to bladder through ureter.
  4. Urinary bladder is concerned with storage of urine.

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  • macula densa cells

  • endothelial cells (cells lining the blood vessels)

  • liver cells

  • liver cells

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Which is common to kidney and skeleton in mammals?

  • Cortex

  • Medulla

  • Pelvis

  • Radius


A hormone, secreted by the endocrinal cells of duodenal mucosa which influences the releases of pancreatic juice is

  • relaxin

  • cholecystokinin

  • Secretin

  • Progesterone


A person who is on a longer hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have

  • more sodium in his urine

  • less amino acids in his urine

  • more glucose in his blood 

  • more glucose in his blood 

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Urea synthesis occurs in

  • kidney

  • Liver

  • Brain

  • Muscles


Which of the following statements is correct?

  • The ascending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water

  • The descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water

  • The ascending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to water

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The ornithine cycle removes two waste products from the blood in the liver. These products are

  • CO2 and urea

  • ammonia and urea

  • CO2 and ammonia

  • ammonia and uric acid


Which type of white blood cells are concerned with the release of histamine and the natural anticoagulant heparin?

  • Neutrophils

  • Basophils

  • Eosinophils

  • Eosinophils

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What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?

  • Urine will not collect in the bladder

  • Micturition will continue

  • Urine will continue to collect normally in the bladder

  • Urine will continue to collect normally in the bladder

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