Homeostasis Topic Practice MCQs
Homeostasis Topic Practice MCQs
# QUESTIONS A B C D
The protection of internal environment from
1. the harms of fluctuations in external Feedback
Osmoregulation Homeostasis Coordination
mechanism
environment is called:
The ability of an organism to regulate its
2. Osmoconformation Osmoregulation Homeostasis Excretion
fluid contents is called:
The mechanism that eliminates nitrogenous
3. Homeostasis Excretion Control system Nitroregulation
waste is referred as:
The components of a living control system
4. A receptor A control center An effector All these
are:
An inverse effector’s response to change in Feedback Negative
5. Coordination Homeostasis
external environment is: mechanism feedback
An environment that resembles to the Hypertonic Isotonic Imbalance
6. Hypotonic
internal solution is: environment environment environment
Which of the following environment
Hypotonic Hypertonic Isotonic Imbalance
7. osmotically causes entry of water into the
environment environment environment environment
cell and renders the cell solution diluted?
The environment that renders the cell
Hypotonic Hypertonic Isotonic Imbalance
8. solutions concentrated and shrinks the cell
environment environment environment environment
due to loss water is:
One of the following groups of plants
9. possesses adaptations to remove the flooding Hydrophytes Mesophytes Xerophytes Halophytes
of its cells in fresh water:
The category of plants that have adaptations
10. of small and thick leaves to limit water loss Hydrophytes Hygrophytes Xerophytes Mesophytes
and their stems are photosynthetic is called:
11. The xerophyte plant is: Cactus Water lilly Lotus Mango
Cartilaginous
12. Osmoconformer marine fishes are: Lung fishes Hag fishes Bony fishes
fishes
Paramecium pumps out excess water Malpighian Contractile
13. Flame cells Protonephridium
through: tubule vacuole
Kangroo rat mostly feeds on seed of desert
14. Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins
plants containing:
Most cartilaginous fishes possess salt
15. Foetal gland Faecal gland Rectal gland Sabaceous gland
excreting organs known as the:
The fishes which drink large amount of
16. Cartilaginous fishes Bony fishes Lung fishes Jawless fishes
seawater and excrete conc. urine are the:
Are successfully adapted to terrestrial mode Arthropods and
17. Reptiles Arthropods Vertebrates
of life? vertebrates
The characteristic that helps terrestrial
18. Osmoconformation Osmoregulation Anhydrobiosis Homeostasis
animals to tolerate dehydration is termed:
In animals assimilated carbohydrates and CO2 and H2O
19. Carbon dioxide Water Nitrogen waste
lipids are metabolized to: Both
20. The excretory products in plants are: Oxygen Carbon dioxide Water All of these
In plants the wastes of organic and inorganic
21. nature are stored in which of following Stem Leaves Roots All of these
parts:
Which of the following is called as
22. excretophore i.e. contributing mainly in the Stem Roots Leaves Flowers
elimination of wastes in plants?
CO2 and H2O Nitrates and
23. Excretion in plants refers to removal of: NH3 and Urea Urea and CO2
vapours phosphates
The release of amino group (-NH2) of amino Osmoconform-
24. Deamination Urea cycle Excretion
acid during catabolism is called: ation
25. In animals excess nitrogen is excreted as: Ammonia Urea Uric acid All of these
Main excretory product in amphibian,
26. Ammonia Urea Uric acid All of these
mammals and some bony fish is:
27. How much water is required to eliminate 1g 1 ml 500 ml One litre Plenty of water
of nitrogen in the form of uric acid?
28. The bile is synthesized in: Kidney Liver Pancreas Gall bladder
29. The precursor for urea cycle is: Arginine Citrulline Thymine Ornithine
30. Uric acid is produced by the metabolism of: Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Nucleic acids
The end product of heamoglobin breakdown
31. Hypoxanthine Creatinine Bilirubin Uric acid
is:
Production of sweat and sebum is related
32. Skin Liver Lungs GIT
with:
In planaria a simple tabular excretory system
33. Protonephridium Metanephridium Nephridium Flame cells
present called:
The tabular excretory system in earthworm Metanephridiu
34. Protonephridium Nephridium Nephrostome
is: m
Osmoregulatio
The vertebrate liver functions in all the Energy reserves Production of
80. Detoxification of n by variable
in the formation Nitrogenous
following regulatory processes except: harmful chemicals excretion of
of glycogen wastes
salts
Movement of ground squirrel to burrows in Morphological
81. Physiological Structural Behavioral
& physiological
mid day heat is an: adaptation adaptation adaptation
adaptations
Thermoregulation Feedback
82. Homeostasis is based on: Catabolism Anabolism
only mechanism
The vertebrate liver function in all the Osmoregulation by Energy reserves Detoxification Production of
117. variable excretion in the formation of harmful nitrogenous
following regulatory process except:
of salts of glycogen chemicals wastes
In urea cycle molecule of ammonia and one
118. molecule of CO2, combine with one Citrulline Urea Arginine Arginosuccinate
molecule of ornithine to form:
Glands present on the top of kidneys are
119. associated with retention of _______ in Water Sodium Urea Glucose
kidneys:
120. Kidneys carry out osmoregulation by: Water conservation Excretion Urine formation Filtration
Thick loop of Henle has the receptors which
121. Steroid Polypeptide Protein Amino acid
are sensitive to a ______ hormone:
How many major types of nephrons are
122. One Two Three Four
present in kidneys?
Distal convoluted tubules are to _______ as Bowman’s
123. Collecting duct, Loop of Henle, Collecting duct,
capsule,
proximal convoluted tubules are to _______: Bowman’s capsule collecting duct loop of Henle
collecting duct
________ is to water conservation as Oxytocin, Aldosterone, Aldosterone,
124. ADH, aldosterone
______ is to sodium conservation: aldosterone oxytocin ADH
125. Peritubular capillaries drain the: Efferent
Glomerulus Afferent arteriole Vasa recta
arteriole
126. Pressure filtration occurs in: Bowman’s Glomerular
Glomerulus Renal corpuscle
capsule capsule
Renal Pelvis → Collecting Duct Urethra →
Collecting Duct →
Ureter → Urinary → Ureter → Collecting Duct
127. Pick correct pathway of urine flow: Renal Pelvis →
Bladder → Urinary Bladder → Renal Pelvis
Ureter → Urinary
urethra → → urethra → → Ureter →
Bladder → Urethra
Collecting Duct Renal Pelvis Urinary Bladder
Processing of glomerular filtrate occurs in
128. Urea Ammonia Sodium Urine
tubular system to give rise to:
Amount of following substances are
129. maintained in the human body by Water Sodium Glucose Nitrogen
osmoregulation EXCEPT:
Both receptors and effectors of
130. Skin Skeletal muscles Blood vessels Sweat glands
thermoregulatory system occur in:
131. Part of nephron having swollen end is Bowman’s
Distal tubule Loop of Henle Proximal tubule
capsule
called:
156.
Glomerular filtrate is collected in ______ Bowman’s
Proximal tubule Distal tubule Glomerulus
before being processed into urine: capsule
In humans, by excretion, we mainly means
157. Urea Ammonia Salts Uric acid
removal of:
158. Bowman’s capsule is located in: Renal medulla Renal cortex Renal pelvis Renal hilus
Diabetes insipidus may indicate the Anti-diuretic Deficiency of
159. Aldosterone Excess of urea
deficiency of: hormone water
Increase in blood pressure and anemia Uric acid in the Urea in the Sodium in the
160. Water in the body
indicate the excess of: body body body
161. Humans thermostat is located in: Mid brain Hind brain Skin Fore brain
Antidiuretic hormone after being released
from site of production is transported to Posterior Collecting
162. Hypothalamus Blood
pituitary tubules
______ for storage:
Each kidney receives ______ of the total
163. 10% 15% 20% 40%
blood of human body with each cardiac beat:
An animal keeps the internal fluctuations in
164. Excretion Endosmosis Exosmosis Homeostasis
a narrow range by:
Following are the most susceptible
components of internal environment against
165. Food Water Solutes Temperature
fluctuations in external environment,
EXCEPT:
Heat loss and heat gain in human body is Thermoregulat
166. Osmoregulation Excretion pH homeostasis
regulated by: ion
In constant changing conditions,
____________ compels the adaptations in Homeostasis, Evolution, Osmoregulation Evolution,
167.
organisms and contributes in evolution homeostasis , evolution osmoregulation
_______________:
In physical control system, there is a
168. Hypothalamus Thermosensor Cooling system Heating system
_______ that monitors temperature change:
Both intake and elimination are involved in
Thermoregulatio
169. following homeostatic phenomena Glucoregulation Osmoregulation Excretion
n
EXCPET:
It is gradually concentrated from cortical to Interstitial fluid Blood in the Urea in the
170. Urine in the kidney
medullary part: in the kidney kidney kidney
Which one of the following is not allowed to
Extracellular Intracellular External Interstitial
171. fluctuate in more than extremely narrow
environment environment environment environment
range?
_______ change and _______ effector’s
Detection of, induction of, Signaling for, Signaling for,
172. response to control system is a feedback
signaling for signaling for detection of induction of
mechanism:
Regulation of our body temperature is Blood vessels of
173. Cooling system Heating system Hypothalamus
coordinated by: skin
Control center of osmoregulation in our
174. Sweat gland Hypothalamus Kidney Skin
body is:
________ is to urine collecting tubules as Urinary bladder, Renal pelvis, Renal pelvis, Urethra, renal
175.
______ is to ureters: renal pelvis urinary bladder urethra pelvis
Capillaries, connected to the arterioles on
176. Gonads Skeleton muscle Kidneys Lymph nodes
both ends are part of:
Kidneys extract the nitrogenous wastes
177. Body fluid Lymph Blood Tissue fluid
from:
In human female urine is passed out Urine collecting
178. Vagina Urinogenital duct Urethra
through: duct
Human kidneys are adapted to lose less than
179. 0.5 5.0 0.05 50
_____% water of the glomerular filtrate:
High concentration of _______ is sustained
180. Urea Sodium Water Sugar
in the kidney interstitium:
Ascending limb of Urine collecting Urine collecting
Aldosterone is to ________ as ADH is to Descending limb of
181. loop of Henle, tubule, tubule,
loop of Henle, urine
_______: urine collecting ascending limb descending limb
collecting tubule
tubule of loop of Henle of loop of Henle
The immediate consequence of kidney
182. Infection Obstruction Uremia Kidney failure
stones is:
The most common method of lithotripsy is
183. Extracorporeal Intracorporeal Intercorporeal Paracorporeal
______ shock wave lithotripsy:
184. Various factors of pathological and chemical Tubular part Glomerular Bowman’s Vasa recta
nature may progressively destroy the part capsule
nephron, particularly its:
The function of the kidney is completely lost Partial renal Chronic renal Acute renal
185. Mild renal failure
in: failure failure failure
The nitrogenous wastes are removed from
186. the blood of a person suffering from chronic Lithotripsy Dialysis Surgery Urine
renal failure through:
The wastes and excess water are removed
187. during the treatment of kidney failure as is Damaged Artificial
Healthy kidneys Affected kidneys
kidneys kidneys
done by the:
188. The other name for dialyzer is: Artificial
Filter kidney Natural kidney Pseudo kidney
kidney
Blood passes
Blood passes
from one side
Which one of the following is true with Blood passes from Blood passes from the same
189. of the
the membrane into across the side of the
respect to the dialysis? membrane and
dialysis fluid membrane membrane as
dialysis fluid
dialysis fluid
on the other
Non-living Water resistant
190. Peritoneum is a: Thick epithelium Thin epithelium
membrane membrane
191. _________ is a kidney machine: Renal corpuscle Glomerulus Dialyzer Nephron
Human body temperature normally
192. 1.7o C 1.1o C 1.3o C 0.9o C
fluctuates within:
Following are the effectors of Skeletal Cardiac
193. Blood vessels Sweat glands
thermoregulatory system EXCEPT: muscles muscles
________ is considered the entry and exit
194. Renal pelvis Renal hilus Renal pyramid Renal capsule
point of a kidney:
_________ pushes the right kidney slightly
195. Heart Stomach Liver Gall bladder
lower to the left one in abdominal cavity:
196. Inner end of each nephron forms: Bowman’s capsule Glomerulus Renal corpuscle Loop of Henle
Glomerular filtrate is poured into ________ Glomerular
197. Proximal tubule Loop of Henle Distal tubule
after filtration: capsule
Filtering blood within abdomen is called as: Peritoneal Intestinal
198. Hemodialysis Lithotripsy
dialysis dialysis
Which one of the following process is Kidney Peritoneal
199. Lithotripsy Hemodialysis
repeated periodically? transplant dialysis
It intermingles with proximal and distal Peritubular Afferent Efferent
200. Vasa recta
tubules of the nephron: capillaries arterioles arterioles
The effector’s response in homeostasis is
201. Inverse Positive Negative Inhibitory
usually:
The maintenance of internal temperature Thermoregulatio
202. Excretion Osmoregulation Homeostasis
within a tolerable range is mainly for: n
Homeostatic mechanism operates just like Receptors,
203. physical control system having following Receptors Control centre Effectors Control centre
component(s): and Effectors
Secretes H+
ions to balance
pH, Produces
Produces Secretes
204. The tubular epithelium of nephron: Secretes H+ ions to selective
selective substance into
balance pH secretion and
secretion lumen
Secretes
substance into
lumen
Peritubular capillaries are the result of Efferent
205. Renal artery Afferent arteriole Glomerulus
subdivision of _______: arteriole
206. Urine leaves the kidney through _________: Ureter Hilus Pelvis Urethra
207. Shivering thermogenesis involves: Muscles Thyroid Hypothalamus Thalamus
The production of varied concentration of Nitrogenous
208. Salts Ions Water
urine depends on the availability of: wastes
Distal convoluted tubule of each nephron
209. Hilus Pelvis Ureter Collecting duct
delivers its filtrate to a:
Proximal Distal
Part of Juxtamedullary nephron present in Proximal convoluted Loop of Henle
convoluted convoluted
210. tubule and collecting and collecting
inner medulla is: tubules and loop tubule and
duct duct
of Henle collecting duct
211. Receptors of ADH hormone are present in: Collecting Thick loop of Descending
Ascending limb
tubules Henle limb
Type of kidney stones having lowest Calcium Calcium
212. Oxalate Uric acid
incidence rate is that of: phosphate carbonate
Renal failure results in increase of the
213. Amino acid Glucose Urea Fat
plasma level of:
Shivering
Which type of thermogenesis effects are Shivering Non shivering Hormonal thermogenesis
214.
long term in humans? thermogenesis thermogenesis thermogenesis and Hormonal
thermogenesis
The type of thermogenesis which involves Shivering
215. the repeated stimulation of voluntary Shivering Non shivering Hormonal thermogenesis
thermogenesis thermogenesis thermogenesis and Hormonal
muscles by motor neurons is called: thermogenesis
___________ compels the adaptations of an
216. organism in constant changing conditions Thermoregulation Excretion Homeostasis Osmoregulation
and contribute in evolutionary process:
The junction of
The junction of the The junction of The junction of
217. Sphincter muscles are located near: the urethral
urethra the ureter urinary bladder
orifice
Kidney interstitium is gradually Bowman’s capsule, Renal cortex, Renal Hilus, Proximal tubule,
218.
concentrated from _______ to _______: Loop of Henle Renal medulla Renal pelvis Distal tubule
The part of nephron which is particularly Renal
219. Renal tubule Renal pelvis Renal cortex
damaged during renal failures: corpuscle
It is responsible for active uptake of Na+
220. ADH Calcitonin Aldosterone Thyroxine
ions form glomerular filtrate:
Diabetes
221. Hyperoxaluria results in: Cramp Tetany Kidney stones
mellitus
The tubular epithelum of nephron secretes Water Sodium
222. pH balance Dilution of urine
substances into the lumen is mainly for: reabsorption reabsorption
223. It acts as urinogenital duct in human males: Urethra Ureter Urinary bladder Ureteral orifice
It causes gradual osmotic outflow of water
from the filtrate back to kidney as it passes Counter-current Peritubular
224. Vasa recta Glomerulus
multiplier capillaries
downward in the descending loop of Henle:
Reabsorption of glomerular filtrate can save
225. 98.0% 98.5% 99.0% 99.5%
over ___________ of water:
Activation of
If body temperature increases the set point in sweat glands,
Decreased
Activation of sweat Vasodilation
226. hypothalamus, a set of responses is Vasodilation metabolic
glands and Decreased
organized by hypothalamus which include: activity
metabolic
activity
227.
Within a normally functioning kidney blood The loop of Bowman’s The collecting
The vasa recta
can be found in: Henle capsule duct
The maintenance of internal temperature
228. Thermoregulation Excretion Osmoregulation Homeostasis
within a tolerable range is designated as:
229. The outermost covering of a kidney is: Renal corpuscle Renal cortex Renal capsule Renal pelvis
As a whole, kidney functions as a/an
230. Homoeostatic Osmoregulatory Thermoregulatory Excretory
_______________ organ:
231. Osmoregulation through kidneys is achieved by: Pumping Metabolism Filtration Egestion
Ureteral orifice is an opening of the: Proximal end of Distal end of Proximal end of Distal end of
253.
ureter ureter urethra urethra
254. The largest vein associated with kidney is: Inferior vena
Superior vena cava Renal veins Renal venules
cava
Urine collecting
255. Ureters receive urine from: Nephrons Renal hilus Renal pelvis
duct
The distinct region/s in human kidneys Renal cortex
256. Renal pyramid Renal cortex Renal medulla and renal
containing nephrons is/are:
medulla
Fraction of blood pressure reaches to highest Efferent
257. Renal artery Afferent arteriole Glomerulus
level in: arteriole
Active uptake of Passive uptake of Active uptake Passive uptake
High concentration of sodium is sustained in sodium under the sodium under the of sodium under of sodium under
258.
the kidney interstitium by: influence of influence of the influence of the influence of
aldosterone aldosterone ADH ADH
Depending upon
Irrespective of
Irrespective of the the availability Depending of
the availability
Following are wrong about kidneys availability of water of water the availability
259. of water
humans produce humans of water humans
EXCEPT: humans produce
same concentration produce varied produce same
same quantity
of urine concentration of quantity of urine
of urine
urine
Following are the functions of human Thermoregulat Water
260. Osmoregulatory role Excretory role
kidney EXCEPT: ory role regulatory role
Hyperuremia is the consequence of ______ Uremia, Anemia, Hypertension, Uremia,
261. Hypertension and Hypertension and uremia and hypertension or
and it results in ________:
anemia anemia anemia anemia
335. Ureteral orifices allow the entry of urine Ureters to urinary Urinary bladder Urinary bladder Urethra to
from: bladder to ureters to urethra urinary bladder
Tubular
336. Which one of the following activity of Retention of
Retention of water Urine formation secretion
kidney depends upon adrenal gland? salts
Arranged along
Following are the exclusive characteristics Production of Presence of vasa Presence of
337. border of cortex
of Juxtamedullary nephrons, EXCEPT: concentrated urine recta Loop of Henle
and medulla
Descending limb of Ascending limb Urine
338. Active uptake of water occurs in: Proximal tubule
loop of Henle of loop of Henle collecting duct
339. In lithotripsy the stones are removed
Urine Faeces Sweat Machine
through:
Calcium
Minimum number of kidney stone patients Calcium oxalate type Uric acid type
340. phosphate type Hyperoxaluria
suffer from: stones stones
stones
The filtrate appearing in the Bowman’s
341. Amino acids Glucose Urea Erythrocytes
capsule normally lacks:
Nephridial Glomerular
342. Other name for Bowman’s capsule is: Renal corpuscle Renal capsule
corpuscle capsule
343.
Peritubular capillaries and vasa recta are Efferent
344. Renal artery Afferent arteriole Renal vein
drained by: arteriole
Kidneys get almost ______ % more blood
345. than their due share on the basis of their 20% 01% 19% 10%
percentage weight:
Gall bladder,
346. Kidney stones are formed in: Kidney Ureter Gall bladder ureter and
kidney
347. Posterior pituitary is associated with It produces It release
It produces ADH It releases ADH
conservation of water as: oxytocin oxytocin
The only solution of end stage kidney failure Peritoneal Kidney
348. Hemodialysis Lithotripsy
is: dialysis transplant
It is used as It requires
Carried out again
349. Which one is incorrect about dialysis? It is of two types temporary matching
and again
measure donor
350. Glomerular filtrate is processed ultimately Uric acid Ammonia
Urea formation Urine formation
for: formation formation
Secretion of antidiuretic hormone is Volume sodium Concentration Concentration of
351. Volume of urine
inversely proportional to the: in urine of urine urea in urine
It is a thick layer of perirenal fats which
352. Rib cage Diaphragm Renal capsule Renal corpuscle
provides protection to kidney from trauma:
Present method of non-surgical removal of
353. Chemotherapy Lithotripsy Alpha blockers Hydrotherapy
kidney stone is called:
354. Circulating blood through a machine to get
Peritoneal dialysis Hemodialysis Lithotripsy Centrifugation
rid of nitrogenous wastes is called:
Uremia may result in following situations, High level of Low level of Increase blood
355. Anemia
EXCEPT: urea in blood urea in blood pressure