Quiz 54 : General Science : Biology

1.
Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma?
2.
Which among the following hormone can be used as a drug to treat cardiac arrest and some other cardiac problems?
3.
The popular drug “Acetylsalicylic Acid” is commonly known by which among the following names?
4.
Which among the following kinds of lenses are used to treat Astigmatism?
5.
Which among the following lens is used to correct Presbyopia?
6.
Trimethylxanthine is a chemical name of a stimulant which is found in tea and coffee. What is the popular name?
7.
Cirrhosis is a disease that affects which among the following organs?
8.
The acidic medium of gastric juice along with an enzyme Pepsin breaks the proteins down into smaller parts known as _____?
9.
In which among the following organ, “Bowman’s Capsule” is found?
10.
Effective TB treatment is difficult because of the unusual structure and chemical composition of the which among the following parts of the cells of Tuberculosis Bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)?

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  2. Sandeep Jogula

    March 7, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    Few points Adding to this post:

    1) Epinephrine is also called as Adrenaline is secreted by Adernal glands.
    2) Astigmatism is an optical defect in which vision is blurred.
    3) The Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants, contains imp agricultural & toxic plants.
    4) Bacteriophage -> In Greek Phage means 'to eat'.
    5) BCG is a vaccine against tuberculosis.
    6) Alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common causes of Cirrhosis.
    7) Mastopexy is also called 'Breast Lift'.
    8) Medulla oblongata deals with autonomic functions, such as breathing and blood pressure.
    9) Silicosis is a lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

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  4. vsbrar

    September 15, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Question 5:
    Prebyopia like Hypermetropia is far-sightedness i.e. ability to see far objects but not near objects and can be corrected by using Convex Lens.
    Bifocal is used for correcting both visions defects of near-sightedness and far-sightedness.

    Question 10:
    Pepsin breaks food protein into Peptides which futher are broken into Amino Acids by Trypsin.

    Please check and correct the answers to these questions.

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