Multiple Choice Questions

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Malphigian tubules are

  • excretory organs of insects

  • excretory organs of frog

  • respiratory organs of insects

  • endocrine glands of insects


A.

excretory organs of insects

Malphigian tubules are the excretory organs of insects. It opens at the junction of midgut and hindgut (ileum). They absorb excretory substances from haemolymph and fat bodies. They are concerned with homeostasis, osmoregulation and excretion.

Respiratory organ of insects is tracheae, which opens outside by ten pairs of spiracles.

Endocrine glands of insects consist of corpora allata, corpora cardiaca and prothoracic gland that regulates metamorphosis through different hormonal secretion.

Excretory organs of frog is kidney, large urinary bladder and excretion is ureotelic.


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In frog chromosome number is reduced to half

  • when 2nd polar body is separated

  • when 2nd polar body is divided

  • when 3rd polar body is separated

  • when 1st polar body is separated


Compond squamous epithelium is found in

  • stomach

  • intestine

  • trachea

  • pharynx


Nucleated RBC is present in

  • man

  • rat

  • frog

  • rabbit


The figure shows different human tissues labelled as A to D. Which option gives the correct identification of the label, its location and one feature.

  • D-Unicellular glandular epithelium, goblet cells, secrete saliva

  • B-Squamous epithelium, walls of blood vessels, form a diffusion boundary

  • A-Cuboidal epithelium, ducts of glands, secretion and absorption

  • C-Columnar epithelium, lining of stomach, secretion and absorption


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Striped muscles are

  • anucleate

  • binucleate

  • uninucleate

  • syncytial


Striped muscles are characterized by

  • syncytial 

  • spindle shape

  • uninucleate

  • none of these


Pacinian corpuscles occur in the skin of certain parts of body in mammals. These are

  • type of glands

  • pain receptors

  • naked tactile receptors

  • encapsulated pressure receptors.


Inner lining of blood vessels is formed by

  • ciliated epithelium

  • squamous epithelium

  • cubical epithelium

  • columnar epithelium


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In frog heart, there are cardiac muscles which consists of fibres called

  • Purkinje fibres

  • myonemes

  • telodendria

  • columnae carnae


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