Assertion   :       Blood can be coagulated by adding oxalate (Sodium or Potassium Oxalate) to it.

Reason      :       Oxalate depresses the action of anticoagulant present in the blood.

1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
4. If both the assertion and reason are false

Assertion   :       Thigh muscles can get tired but not the muscles of ventricle of heart.

Reason      :       Muscles of thigh are voluntary whereas that of heart are involuntary muscles.

Assertion   :       Smooth muscle fibres do not appear to be striated.

Reason      :       This is due to regular alternate arrangement of thick and thin filaments is smooth muscle fibre.

Assertion   :       Intercalated discs are important regions of cardiac muscle cells.

Reason      :       Intercalated discs function as boosters for muscle contraction waves.

Assertion   :       Presence of connective tissue inside the brain is essential for conduction of nerve impulse.

Reason      :       Connective tissue hold together the nerve cells of brain.

Assertion   :       Neurons are said to possess the property of excitability.

Reason      :       Neurons can get excited by a given stimulus.

Assertion   :       Non-myelinated nerve fibres do not possess nodes of Ranvier.

Reason      :       This is due to the absence of nissl’s bodies in node of Ranvier.

Assertion   :       Extracellular materials help in separation of cells.

Reason      :       Cell junctions are formed by extra cellular materials.

Assertion   :       Epithelial tissues protect the under lying and over lying tissues.

Reason      :       Materials are exchanged at the surfaces across the epithelial tissues.

Assertion   :       The cells of columnar epithelium in absorptive surfaces often bears microvilli on their free ends.

Reason      :       Microvilli on their free ends.