The letter T in T-lymphocyte refer to
thyroid
thalamus
tonsil
tonsil
D.
tonsil
Tonsil is a mass of lymphoid tissue, several of which are situated at the back of the mouth and throat in higher vertebrates.
The thymus is haemopoietic as well as an endocrine gland.The thymus is the seedbed of thymic lymphocytes (T-lymphocytes). Certain stem cells, originating in yolk sac and liver in the early embryo, migrate into the thymus and proliferate to form a large number of lymphocytes.
The thyroid is an endocrine gland.
Thalamus is the part forebrain in vertebrate lies above the hypothalamus.
Which one of the following cannot be used for the preparation of vaccines against plague?
Formalin - inactivated suspensions of virulent bacteria
Avirulent live bacteria
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterised by
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissue is
hypthyroidism
simple goitre
myxoedema
myxoedema
When breast feeding is replaced by nutritive food in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from
marasmus
rickets
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
Ringworm, AIDS
common cold, AIDS
Dysentery, common cold
Dysentery, common cold
Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of
dopamine
glutamic acid
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
Late blight of potato - Alternaria solani
Black rust of wheat - puccinia graminis
Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda
Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Patients, who had undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain
Benign tumours show the property of metastasis
Heroin accelerates body functions
Heroin accelerates body functions
A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
Flavr savr tomatoes
Starlink maize
Bt soybean
Bt soybean
