Physiology

Part of the brain that helps in regulation and maintenance of muscular activities

A) Medulla oblongata

B) Midbrain

C) Cerebrum

D) Cerebellum

The outer covering of human brain is _________?

A) Coracoid 

B) Piamater 

C) Duramater 

D) Arachnoid

The joint where our neck joins the head is a

a: Ball and socket joint

b: Pivotal joint

c: Hinge joint

d: Fixed joints

How does hydrochloric acid help in facilitating the action of pepsin?

A) Hydrochloric acid creates an acidic medium which facilitates the action of the enzyme pepsin.

B) Hydrochloric acid helps break down pepsin.

C) Hydrochloric acid creates an alkaline medium which facilitates the action of the enzyme pepsin.

D) Hydrochloric acid creates a basic medium which facilitates the action of the enzyme pepsin.

A person with high blood pressure is advised to reduce the intake of _________.

A) Magnesium

B) Potassium 

C) Sodium

D) More than one of the above

E) None of the above

Which of the following is removed from our body by the lungs?

A) CO2 only

B) H2O only

C) CO2 and H2O

D) More than one of the above

E) None of the above

Nephron is the structural and functional unit of _______.

a: Lungs 

b: Kidney 

c: Pancreas d

d: More than one of the above

e: None of the above

The following condition is observed when a neuron is not conducting an impulse and the axonal membrane is:

1. more permeable to K⁺
2. more permeable to Na⁺ 
3. more permeable to Ca⁺⁺  
4. More than one of the above
5. None of the above

. The largest constituent of protoplasm is

a. Proteins

b. water

c. lipids

d. Inorganics

The property of shortening of cell in one direction is called

a. conductivity

b. Irritability

c. contractility

d. transmission