A vein, in general, can be distinguished from an artery by:
1. | Absence of valves | 2. | Thin tunica media |
3. | Absence of tunica externa | 4. | Absence of tunica media |
Platelets are cell fragments that:
I: | are produced from megakaryocytes in the spleen in fetal life |
II: | can release variety of factors involved in blood coagulation |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
What would be true for the white blood cell shown in the given diagram?
1. | They differentiate into phagocytic cells |
2. | They secrete histamine and heparin in the blood |
3. | They are responsible for providing adaptive immunity in vertebrates |
4. | Their number is increased in acute bacterial infections |
An Rh –ve person, when exposed to Rh +ve blood:
1. | will form antibodies against the Rh antigen |
2. | will be unaffected |
3. | will form antibodies against the Rh antigen only on second exposure |
4. | will receive anti Rh antibodies from the donor |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. | Plasma protein | – | 6 to 8 % |
2. | Formed elements | – | 55% of the blood |
3. | Hemoglobin | – | 12 to 16 gm in 100 ml of blood |
4. | Platelets | – | 150000 to 350000 mm-3 |
When anti B antibodies are present in the plasma and A antigens on the surface of RBCs of a person, her blood group can be:
1. | A and AB | 2. | Only A |
3. | Only B | 4. | O |
Inter-atrial septum in the human heart is:
1. | a thin muscular wall | 2. | a thick muscular wall |
3. | a thin membranous wall | 4. | a thick membranous wall |
Which of the following would not be normal in a healthy human being?
1. A cells/blood ratio of 45%
2. A plasma albumin concentration of 4%
3. An RBC count of 5.2 million mm-3
4. A hemoglobin level of 15 gram per liter
The second heart sound [dub] is associated with simultaneous closure of:
1. | Right AV and pulmonary semilunar valve |
2. | Left AV and aortic semilunar valve |
3. | Right and left AV valves |
4. | Right and left semilunar valves |