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(1)
Uricotelism is found in ____________
[A]
Birds reptiles and insects
[B]
Frogs and toads
[C]
Mammals and birds
[D]
Fishes and fresh water protozoans
Answer: Mammals and birds
(2)
A terrestrial animal must be able to ________
[A]
Excrete large amount of water
[B]
Actively pump salts through skin
[C]
Excrete large amount of salts in urine
[D]
Conserve water
(3)
Which of the following nephridia are not found in earthworm?
[A]
Septal nephridia
[B]
Macronephric nephridia
[C]
Pharyngeal nephridia
[D]
Integumentary nephridia
Answer: Macronephric nephridia
(4)
Which of the following is the only vertebrate osmoconformer?
[A]
Bird
[B]
Hag fish
[C]
Rabbit
[D]
None of the above
(5)
Sea gulls excrete salts from ___________
[A]
Nasal chamber
[B]
Liver
[C]
Lungs
[D]
Kidneys
(6)
Simultaneous movement of two molecules across a membrane in same direction is known as _______
[A]
Antiport
[B]
Symport
[C]
Uniport
[D]
Biport
(7)
The weight of each kidney in grams is about
[A]
90 -130
[B]
100 – 140
[C]
110 – 150
[D]
120 – 170
(8)
The function of kidney is regulated by the hor¬mone
[A]
Aldosterone
[B]
Parathormone
[C]
Vasopressin
[D]
All of the above
(9)
The colour of urine is dark brown due to
[A]
Methemoglobin
[B]
Homogentisic acid
[C]
Both of above
[D]
None of the above
(10)
Strongly acid urine is pink due to the precipita¬tion of
[A]
Chloride salts
[B]
Ammonium salts
[C]
Uric acid salts
[D]
None of the above
(11)
Creatine excretion is also found in
[A]
Starvation
[B]
Hyperthyroidism
[C]
Infections
[D]
All of the above
(12)
The number of mg of amino acid nitrogen ex¬creted in the urine of adults daily is about
[A]
125- 180
[B]
150 – 200
[C]
160 – 240
[D]
180 – 280
(13)
The amino acids excreted in urine in cystinuria
[A]
Arginine
[B]
Cystine
[C]
Lysine
[D]
All of the above
(14)
Phosphate excretion is increased in
[A]
Osteomalacia
[B]
Wasting diseases of the nerv¬ous system
[C]
Renal tubular rickets
[D]
All of the above
(15)
Sodium and potassium excretion are controlled by the activity of
[A]
Adrenal medulla
[B]
Adrenal cortex
[C]
Thy¬roid
[D]
None of the above
(16)
The number of mg of protein present in normal urine cannot be detected by the ordinary simple tests
[A]
30 – 200
[B]
50 – 250
[C]
80 – 380
[D]
100 -400
(17)
The excretion of oxalate is increased by inges¬tion of
[A]
Fruits
[B]
Vegetables
[C]
Both of the above
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Both of the above
(18)
Decrease in phosphate excretion is observed in
[A]
Hypoparathyroidism
[B]
Infectious diseases
[C]
Both of the above
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Both of the above
(19)
The greater part of the excreted phosphates is derived from ingested food.
[A]
Nucleoprotein
[B]
Phosphoprotein
[C]
Phos¬pholipids
[D]
All of the above
(20)
The number of mg of indican excreted normally
[A]
5 – 20
[B]
8 – 25
[C]
10 – 30
[D]
15 – 40
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