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The condition for erythroblastosis foetalis to occur is

1) Rh -ve mother and Rh +ve baby 2) Rh -ve mother and Rh -ve baby 3) Rh +ve mother and Rh -ve baby 4) Rh +ve mother and Rh +ve baby Answer:1)... View Article

Which of the following plasma proteins is involved in the coagulation of blood?

1) Fibrinogen 2) Albumin 3) Globulin 4) Immunoglobulin Answer:1) Fibrinogen Explanation: Fibrinogen helps in the coagulation of blood. Watch the... View Article

Which antibodies are found in the plasma of a person with type B blood?

1) Antibody-A, but not antibody-B 2) Neither antibody-A, nor antibody-B 3) Both antibody-A, and antibody-B 4) Antibody-B, but not antibody-A... View Article

A patient was rushed to hospital in an unconscious state due to severe loss of blood. Since, there was no time to assess his blood group, which of the following blood types is best to receive.

1) AB negative 2) O negative 3) AB positive 4) O positive Answer:2) O negative Explanation: A person with O negative blood type is a universal... View Article

Red blood cells that do not contain A antigen but have Rh antigen on their surfaces are normally found in the person with the blood type

1) A negative or B positive 2) B positive or O positive 3) O negative or B positive 4) AB positive or A positive Answer: 2) B positive or O... View Article

_____ carries deoxygenated blood from the intestine to the liver before it is delivered to the systemic circulation.

1) Pulmonary vein 2) Pulmonary artery 3) Aorta 4) Hepatic portal vein Answer:4) Hepatic portal vein Explanation: Hepatic portal vein carries... View Article

Mitral Valve connects

1) right atrium and right ventricle 2) left atrium and left ventricle 3) right atrium and left ventricle 4) left atrium and right ventricle... View Article

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the origin and conduction of action potential?

1) SA node → AV node → Bundle of His → Purkinje fibres 2) AV node → SA node → Bundle of His → Purkinje fibres 3) SA... View Article

What do you understand by the term emulsification?

1) Formation of fats 2) Breakdown of proteins into amino acids 3) Digestion of carbohydrates 4) Large lipids broken down into small lipid... View Article

Pepsin present in gastric juice helps to

1) combine amino acids to form proteins 2) activate pepsinogen 3) break down protein to peptides 4) protect the stomach lining Answer:3) break... View Article

What is the use of HCl secreted by the stomach?

1) Converts pepsin to pepsinogen 2) Does not help in the digestion of proteins 3) Converts pepsinogen to pepsin 4) Helps in the survival of... View Article

Trypsin, chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase are examples of

1) lipases 2) carbohydrases 3) proteases 4) none of the above Answer:3) proteases Explanation: Trypsin, chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase are... View Article

Name the enzyme that converts starch into maltose.

1) Amylase 2) Maltase 3) Lipase 4) Protease Answer:1) Amylase Explanation: Amylase, which is secreted by salivary glands and pancreas, converts... View Article

Pulp cavity of a tooth is lined by

1) odontoblasts 2) chondroblasts 3) osteoblasts 4) ameloblasts Answer:1) odontoblasts Explanation: Odontoblast cells line the pulp cavity. It is... View Article

In humans which teeth are specialised for cutting?

1) Incisors 2) Premolars 3) molars 4) none of the above Answer:1) Incisors Explanation: Humans have four kinds of teeth. Incisors are specialised... View Article

Which of the following correctly represents the normal adult human dental formula?

1) 3/3, 1/1, 3/2, 1/1 2) 2/2, 1/1, 3/2, 3/3 3) 2/2, 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 4) 3/3, 1/1, 3/3, 3/3 Answer:3) 2/2, 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 Explanation: There are four... View Article

Two friends are eating together on a dining table. One of them suddenly starts coughing while swallowing some food. This coughing would have been due to improper movement of

1) epiglottis 2) diaphragm 3) neck 4) tongue Answer:1) epiglottis Explanation: Pharynx is the common passage for food and air. The pharynx opens... View Article

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