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Name the passage through which testis descend permanently into respective scrotal sacs during the seventh month of development.

  1. Inguinal canals

  2. Tunica albuginea

  3. Tunica vaginalis

  4. Testicular lobules

  5. Semiferous tubules


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall through which testis descend permanently into respective scrotal sacs during the seventh month of development.

Which of the following is an example of inheritance of skin colour in human beings?

  1. Epistasis

  2. Gene linkage

  3. Polygenic inheritance

  4. Codominance

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes.

Which of the following statements is/are true for vasa deferentia?

  1. They arise from epididymis.

  2. They are slightly coiled in the scrotum and straight in the abdomen.

  3. Their lining has stereocillia.

  4. They carry spermatozoa from cauda epididymis to ejaculatory ducts.

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It is the correct answer.

________ are about 2 cm long, thin walled tubules that pass through the prostate gland and open into the urethra.

  1. Vasa efferentia

  2. Vasa deferentia

  3. Epididymes

  4. Ejaculatory ducts

  5. Urethra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

These are about 2 cm long, thin walled tubules that pass through the prostate gland and open into the urethra.

Which hormone regulates the condition of the endometrium of the uterus?

  1. Luteinising hormone

  2. Estrogen

  3. Progesterone

  4. Testosterone

  5. Luteotropic hormone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It regulates the condition of the endometrium of the uterus.

Which of the following is/are the evolutionary link(s) between mammals and reptiles?

  1. Peripatus

  2. Balanoglossus

  3. Archaeopteryx

  4. Ornithorhyncus

  5. Both 1 and 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Balanoglossus is an ocean dwelling acorn worm.

Which organism exhibits polarity in regeneration?

  1. Albino snake

  2. Salamander

  3. Planaria

  4. Human

  5. Newt


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The body segments of hydra or planaria exhibit distinct polarity during regeneration. 

Name the glands that stimulate contraction in female reproductive tract and help the meeting of sperm and ovum in oviduct.

  1. Prostate glands

  2. Cowper's glands

  3. Prostaglandins

  4. Pituitary glands

  5. Preputial glands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These glands stimulate contraction in the female reproductive tract.

The enamel of a tooth is secreted by

  1. odontoblast

  2. osteoblast

  3. ameloblast

  4. chrondoblast

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ameloblasts are present only during tooth development.

_______ accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain.

  1. Biodegradable pollution

  2. Nonbiodegradable pollution

  3. Water pollution

  4. Air pollution

  5. Sound pollution


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this pollution, pollutants accumulate in the environment and may appear in the food chain, e.g. insecticides.

The fallopian tube is supported by a double fold of peritoneum in

  1. fimbriae

  2. mesosalpinx

  3. ostium

  4. ampulla

  5. isthmus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this, fallopian tube is supported by double fold of peritoneum mesosalpinx.

Which of the following organs acts as thermoregulator?

  1. Scrotum

  2. Urinary bladder

  3. Ovary

  4. Kidney

  5. Liver


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a pouch of skin that contains testicles. It acts as thermoregulator.

After ovulation, graffian follicle regresses into

  1. corpus luteum

  2. corpus albicans

  3. corpus callosum

  4. corpus striatum

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After ovulation, graffian follicle regresses into corpus luteum.

In humans, placenta is

  1. endotheliochorial

  2. endothelial

  3. epitheliochorial

  4. dichorionic

  5. haemochorial


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Placenta is haemochorial in humans.

Which Mendelian law has the following concepts?

  1. Organisms inherit two alleles for each trait.
  2. When sex cells are produced (by meiosis), allele pairs separate, leaving each cell with a single allele for each trait.
  1. Law of codominance

  2. Law of independent assortment

  3. Law of segregation

  4. Law of incomplete dominance

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In this Mendelian law, organisms inherit two alleles for each trait. 

Morphallaxis refers to

  1. regeneration of lost parts like limb

  2. regeneration occurs mainly by the remodelling of existing tissues

  3. replacement of epidermal cells of the skin

  4. healing of wound

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Regeneration occurs mainly by the remodelling of existing tissues in morphallaxis. It takes place in physiological regeneration.

Which of the following is known as nurse cell?

  1. Nerve cell

  2. Sertoli cell

  3. Interstitial cell

  4. Epithelial cell

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the nurse cell of the testicles.

Cardiac muscles are found in the

  1. eyes

  2. heart

  3. ear

  4. lungs

  5. kidneys


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood

Name the organ which is responsible for filteration of blood and production of urine.

  1. Heart

  2. Lungs

  3. Kidneys

  4. Liver

  5. Duodenum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The kidneys remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.

The lyctic enzyme released by a sperm is called

  1. acrosome

  2. ligase

  3. hyaluronidase

  4. amylase

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the lyctic enzyme released by a sperm.

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