The thick muscular projections on the walls of the ventricle are called

1. Chordae tendineae

2. Columnae carneae

3. Conus arteriosus

4. Truncus arteriosus

When type B agglutinogen is not present on the surface of RBC of a person, his plasma would contain ____ agglutinins.

1. Anti-a                          2. Anti-b

3. Both anti-a and anti-b   4. None

Oxalates and citrates are used as anticoagulants in stored blood because they:

1. Chelate calcium ions

2. Act as competitive inhibitors of vitamin K

3. Potentiate anti-thrombin III

4. Activate heparin

With respect to blood, the composition of lymph can be expressed as:

1. No RBc, No Plateletes, Less proteins, Less calcium and phosphorus, Predominant corpuscles lymphocytes.

2. No RBc, No Plateletes, Less proteins, More calcium and phosphorus, Predominant corpuscles lymphocytes.

3. No RBc, Less or no Plateletes, Less proteins, Less calcium and phosphorus, Predominant corpuscles macrophages.

4. No RBc, less Plateletes, Less proteins, Less calcium and phosphorus, Predominant corpuscles monocytes.

Histamine in the blood is secreted by:

A person with AB blood group:

1. Has A and B antigens in his plasma

2. Lacks any antibodies on RBC surface

3. Can receive blood transfusion from a person of his own group.

4. Can donate blood to all other group recipients

The inter-atrial septum in the human heart can be best described as:

1. A thin muscular wall

2. A thick muscular wall

3. A thin fibrous tissue

4. A thick fibrous tissue

The sino-atrial node is the normal pacemaker of the human heart because:

What percentage of ventricular filling is achieved by atrial contraction?

1. 30

2. 50

3. 70

4. 90

The second heart sound during the cardiac cycle is produced by the:

1. Simultaneous opening of the atrioventricular valves

2. Simultaneous closure of the atrioventricular valves

3. Simultaneous opening of the semilunar valves

4. Simultaneous closure of the semilunar valves