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CBSEENBI11002333

Arteries are best defined as the vessels which

  • Carry blood away from the heart to different organs

  • Break up into capillaries which reunite to form a vein

  • Carry blood from one visceral organ to another visceral organ

  • Supply oxygenated blood to the different organs

Solution

C.

Carry blood from one visceral organ to another visceral organ

Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart toward different organs. They generally contain oxygenated blood (except pulmonary artery which contains deoxygenated blood). The blood flows in an artery under alternate increased pressure and with jerks.

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CBSEENBI11002334

Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the function.

  • Source gland Hormone Function
    Posterior pituitary Vasopressin Stimulates resorption of water in the distal tubules in the nephron

  • Source gland Hormone Function
    Corpus luteum Oestrogen Supports pregnancy

  • Source gland Hormone Function
    Thyroid Thyroxine Regulates blood calcium level

  • Source gland Hormone Function
    Anterior pituitary Oxytocin Contraction of uterus muscles during child birth

Solution

A.

Source gland Hormone Function
Posterior pituitary Vasopressin Stimulates resorption of water in the distal tubules in the nephron

The pituitary gland is located in a bony cavity called sella tursica and is attached to hypothalamus by a stalk. It is divided anatomically into an adenohypophysis and a neurohypophysis. The latter is also called pars nervosa or posterior pituitary. It stores and releases two hormone called oxytocin and vasopressin, which are actually synthesized by the hypothalamus and are transported axonally to neurohypophysis. Vasopressin acts mainly at the kidney and stimulates resorption of water and electrolytes by the distal tubules in the nephron and thereby reduces loss of water through urine (diuresis). Hence, it is also called as anti-diuretic hormone (ADH).

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CBSEENBI11002335

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding blood pressure?

  • 100/55 mmHg is considered an ideal blood pressure

  • 105/50 mmHg makes one very active

  • 190/110 mmHg may harm vital organs like brain and kidney

  • 130/90 mmHg is considered high and requires treatment

Solution

C.

190/110 mmHg may harm vital organs like brain and kidney

Hypertension is the term for blood pressure that is higher than normal (120/80). In this measurement, 120 mm Hg (millimeter of mercury pressure) is the systolic, or pumping, pressure and 80 mm Hg is the diastolic, or resting pressure. If repeated checks of blood pressure 190/100 mm Hg) of an individual is 140/90 (140 over 90) or higher, it shows hypertension. High blood pressure (190/100 mm Hg) leads to heart diseases and also affects vital organs like brain and kidney. 

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CBSEENBI11002336

The 'Eyes' of the potato tuber are

  • flower buds

  • shoot buds

  • axillary buds

  • root buds

Solution

C.

axillary buds

Tuber is oval or spherical swollen underground modified stem lacking adventitious roots. It possesses a number of spirally arranged depressions called eyes. Each eye represents node and consists of 1-3 axillary buds in the axils of small scally leaves.

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CBSEENBI11002337

Two friends are eating together on a dining table. One of them suddenly starts coughing while swallowing some food. This coughing would have been due to improper movement of

  • Diaphragm

  • Neck

  • Tongue

  • Epiglottis

Solution

D.

Epiglottis

The epiglottis is a flap that is made of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx. It prevents the entry of food into the larynx, and directs it to the oesophagus. Due to improper movement of epiglottis, one may suddenly start coughing while swallowing some food.