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  • A. The superior vena cava
  • B. Aorta
  • C. The inferior vena cava
  • D. The four pulmonary veins

Explanation: Yes, the left atrium of the human heart receives four pulmonary veins. The four pulmonary veins are responsible for carrying oxygenated…

Correct answer: The four pulmonary veins
  • A. Atria ventricular node
  • B. Sino-atrial node
  • C. Atria ventricular bundles of fibers
  • D. Bundle of His

Explanation: The SA node is the heart's natural pacemaker. The SA node consists of a cluster of cells that are situated in the upper part of the walI…

Correct answer: Sino-atrial node
  • A. A metabolic disorder
  • B. A degenerative disorder
  • C. An infectious disorder
  • D. A genetic disorder

Explanation: Arteriosclerosis is a degenerative disorder which is the result of continuous process based on degenerative cellular changes affecting…

Correct answer: A degenerative disorder
  • A. Liver
  • B. Villi
  • C. Pancrease
  • D. Spleen

Explanation: Therefore, the correct answer is B) Villi, as lacteals are central lymph vessels that are found within the villi of the small intestine.

Correct answer: Villi
  • A. Inspiration is an active process
  • B. Expiration is an active process
  • C. Inspiration is a passive process
  • D. Both expiration and inspiration are passive processes

Explanation: Inspiration occurs via active contraction of muscles so, is an active process.

Correct answer: Inspiration is an active process
  • A. Carry blood away from the heart to different organs.
  • B. Break up into capillaries which reunite to form a vein.
  • C. Carry blood from one visceral organ to another visceral organ.
  • D. Supply oxygenated blood to different organs.

Explanation: Arteries are best defined as the vessels which carry blood away from the heart.

Correct answer: Carry blood away from the heart to different organs.
  • A. Stomach and brain
  • B. Ventricle and atrium
  • C. Groin and neck
  • D. Thyroid gland and adrenal gland

Explanation: Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs that filter lymph fluid, which is a clear fluid that carries waste products and immune cells…

Correct answer: Groin and neck
  • A. Starch, Proteins, and Fats
  • B. Vitamins, Carbohydrates, and Polypeptides
  • C. Protein, Cellulose, and Fats
  • D. Protein, Starch, and Cellulose

Explanation: Protein, starch, and cellulose enter the stomach undigested and start digestion there.

Correct answer: Protein, Cellulose, and Fats
  • A. Sublingual - below the tongue
  • B. Sub Mandibular - behind jaws
  • C. Parotid - in front of the ear
  • D. Lacrimal - above the lateral end of the eye

Explanation: Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual) While the lacrimal gland is located within the…

Correct answer: Lacrimal - above the lateral end of the eye
  • A. Sublingual
  • B. Submaxillary
  • C. Parotid
  • D. Pancreas

Explanation: The gland present at the front of the ear is Parotid gland.

Correct answer: Parotid
  • A. Protein into amino acid
  • B. Starch into maltose
  • C. Glycogen into glucose
  • D. Fats into vitamins

Explanation: Saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase, also known as ptyalin, which helps initiate the breakdown of starch (a complex…

Correct answer: Starch into maltose
  • A. Symbiotic Bacteria
  • B. Obligate Bacteria
  • C. Parasitic Bacteria
  • D. Facultative Bacteria

Explanation: [A] Symbiotic bacteria are bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with other organisms.

Correct answer: Symbiotic Bacteria
  • A. Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expressions found in the play is explained excellently.
  • B. Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expressions found in the play are explained excellent.
  • C. Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expressions found in the play are explained excellently.
  • D. Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expression found in the play ahas explained excellently.

Explanation: Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expressions found in the play are explained excellently.This option is correct as it maintains…

Correct answer: Some of the idiomatic or colloquial expressions found in the play are explained excellently.
  • A. Emil Fischer
  • B. Koshland
  • C. James Watson and Francis Crick
  • D. Rosalind Franklin

Explanation: The Lock and Key model of enzyme action was proposed by Emil Fischer in 1894.

Correct answer: Emil Fischer
  • A. Vitamins
  • B. Carbohydrates
  • C. Lipids
  • D. Proteins

Explanation: Most coenzymes are vitamins or are derived from vitamins. Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential in very small (trace) amounts…

Correct answer: Vitamins
  • A. Coenzyme
  • B. Blocker
  • C. Inhibitor
  • D. Cofactor

Explanation: An inhibitor is a chemical substance which can react (in place of substrate) with the enzyme but is not transformed into product(s) and…

Correct answer: Inhibitor

17317. All enzymes are:

  • A. Globular proteins
  • B. Fibrous proteins
  • C. Glycoproteins
  • D. Lipoproteins

Explanation: Enzymes are mainly globular proteins - protein molecules where the tertiary structure has given the molecule a generally rounded, ball shape

Correct answer: Globular proteins
  • A. If the concentration is doubled the rate will become two-fold.
  • B. If the concentration is doubled the rate will become one-fold.
  • C. This relation is for an unlimited time period with unlimited enzyme concentration.
  • D. All of these options are correct.

Explanation: The rate of a chemical reaction is defined as the rate of change in concentration of a reactant or product divided by its coefficient from…

Correct answer: If the concentration is doubled the rate will become one-fold.
  • A. are bacterial enzyme
  • B. convert RNA to DNA
  • C. hydrolyze protein into amino acids
  • D. get mutated for DNA repair

Explanation: Restriction enzyme, also called restriction endonuclease, a protein produced by bacteria that cleaves DNA at specific sites along the…

Correct answer: are bacterial enzyme
  • A. Slightly acidic
  • B. Slightly basic
  • C. Highly acidic
  • D. Highly basic

Explanation: Enterokinase has an optimal pH of 5.5, which classifies it as slightly acidic.

Correct answer: Slightly acidic