Gigantism and acromegaly are due to from Biology NEET Year 2012

Subject

Biology

Class

NEET Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

1.

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

  • Neutrophils

  • Basophils

  • Eosinophils

  • Monocytes


2.

Which one of the following in birds, indicates, their reptilian ancestry?

  • Scales on their hindlimbs

  • Four-chambered heart

  • Two special chambers crop and gizzard in their digestive tract

  • Eggs with a calcareous shell


3.

Select incorrect pair

  • Porifera – Choanocytes

  • Coelenterata – Nematocysts

  • Annelida – Segmentation

  • Monera – Eukaryote


4.

Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system are the features of

  • Annelida

  • Arthropoda

  • Mollusca

  • Echinodermata


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5.

Universal donor is

  • O Rh+­

  • O Rh­

  • AB Rh+­

  • AB Rh­


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6.

Gigantism and acromegaly are due to

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Hyperthyroidism

  • Hypopituitarism

  • Hyperpituitarism


D.

Hyperpituitarism

Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone (GH) or Somatotropin Hormone (STH) from adenohypophysis of pituitary gland causes gigantism in children and acromegaly in adulthood. Gigantism involves excessive growth (lengthening) of bones with enlargement of internal organs as well. Acromegaly causes abnormal thickening of bones (due to ossification of periosteum) especially at face and margins of hand and feet.


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7.

If a child is of O blood group and his father is of B blood group, the genotype of father is

  • IO IO

  • IA IB

  • IO IB

  • IO IA


8.

Phase common in aerobic and anaerobic respiration is

  • Krebs’ cycle

  • Glycolysis

  • Glycogenolysis

  • ETS


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9.

Oxyntic cells secrete

  • HCl

  • Trypsin

  • NaOH

  • Pepsinogen


10.

Correctly matched set of phylum, class and example is

  • Protozoa-Mastigophora-Entamoeba

  • Mollusca=-Bivalvia-c-Pmcrcdc

  • Arthropoda-Diplopoda-Scolopendra

  • Chordata-Cyclostomata-Phrynosoma


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