#1 of 46
NUMS 2024
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Plants growing in saline soil face the problem of dehydration due to:
A
Ψw of soil > Ψw of root
B
Ψw of soil < Ψw of root
D
Ψw of root = Ψw of soil
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Water always moves passively via osmosis from an area of higher water potential to an area of lower water potential.
Formula:$$ \text{Flow: High } \Psi_w \rightarrow \text{ Low } \Psi_w $$
Solution:- Saline soil contains massive amounts of dissolved salt (solutes), which dramatically lowers the water potential (\( \Psi_{w} \)) of the soil.
- If the soil becomes saltier than the plant's own roots, then the water potential of the soil becomes lower than that of the root (\( \Psi_w \) of soil < \( \Psi_w \) of root).
- Consequently, water is drawn out of the roots and into the soil, causing lethal dehydration (exosmosis) in the plant.
Why other options are incorrect:- If \( \Psi_{w} \text{ soil} > \Psi_{w} \text{ root} \) (Option A), water would correctly flow into the plant, and it would not face dehydration. Note that Option B and C are mathematically the same statement, but based on the key, B is the direct phrasing describing the environmental cause.
#2 of 46
SZABMU 2024
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The total delay in the conductance of action potential from SA node to AV node is:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Electrical impulses must be delayed between the atria and ventricles to allow physical blood filling to occur.
Formula:None
Solution:- The electrical signal travels rapidly from the SA node across the atria to the AV node.
- The AV node consists of thin fibers with fewer gap junctions, causing a deliberate bottleneck in the electrical signal.
- This creates a total built-in delay of approximately 0.15 seconds (or 0.1 to 0.15s depending on text). This crucial fraction of a second ensures the atria fully contract and empty their blood into the ventricles before the ventricles begin to contract.
Why other options are incorrect:- Values like 0.08s are too short (ventricles would contract while empty), and 0.20s is dangerously close to a first-degree heart block.
#3 of 46
SZABMU 2024
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Which of the following vessels have larger bore, thin wall with non-pulsatile nature?
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Vessel histology and anatomy directly reflect the blood pressure they must endure.
Formula:None
Solution:- By the time blood passes through the capillary beds and enters the venous return system, almost all cardiac pressure has dissipated.
- To accommodate large volumes of sluggish blood, veins possess a larger lumen (bore) than corresponding arteries.
- Because they face very low pressure, their muscular walls (tunica media) are much thinner, and the flow of blood through them is smooth and continuous (non-pulsatile), unlike the throbbing of arteries.
Why other options are incorrect:- Arteries/Aorta: Have thick, elastic walls and experience highly pulsatile pressure.
- Capillaries: Microscopic bore, one cell thick.
#4 of 46
NUMS 2024
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Weakened papillary muscles of right ventricle would result in constant back flow of blood into:
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Papillary muscles anchor the AV valves to prevent prolapse during ventricular systole.
Formula:None
Solution:- The papillary muscles of the right ventricle are attached to the tricuspid valve via chordae tendineae.
- If these muscles weaken or rupture, the intense pressure generated during right ventricular contraction will blow the tricuspid valve flaps backward (prolapse).
- This valve failure allows blood to continuously regurgitate (back flow) upwards into the chamber it just came from: the right atrium.
Why other options are incorrect:- The right ventricle is entirely isolated from the left side of the heart, so it would not affect the left atrium or left ventricle directly.
#5 of 46
NUMS 2024
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Which of the following set of characteristics is related to veins?
| Option |
Valves |
Wall Thickness |
Internal Diameter |
| A |
Present |
Thick |
\(7-9\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) |
| B |
Absent |
Thick |
\(40-50\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) |
| C |
Present |
Thinner |
\(40-50\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) |
| D |
Absent |
Thinner |
\(40-50\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) |
A
Valves: Present, Wall: Thick, Internal Diameter: 7-9 µm
B
Valves: Absent, Wall: Thick, Internal Diameter: 40-50 µm
C
Valves: Present, Wall: Thinner, Internal Diameter: 40-50 µm
D
Valves: Absent, Wall: Thinner, Internal Diameter: 40-50 µm
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Veins are structurally adapted for low-pressure blood return to the heart with wide lumens, thinner walls, and internal semilunar valves.
Formula / Rule / Reaction:Qualitative concept / Vascular Histology.Solution:- Valves: Veins must fight gravity under low hydrostatic pressure, so internal semilunar valves are universally present to prevent backward flow.
- Wall Thickness: Without high systolic pressure, veins contain less smooth muscle and elastic tissue, rendering their walls thinner than arteries.
- Internal Diameter: Acting as high-capacitance blood reservoirs, veins possess wide lumens, typically ranging around \(40-50\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) (or larger in macroscopic veins) compared to single-file capillaries (\(7-9\text{ }\mu\text{m}\)).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Thick muscular walls define high-pressure arteries, while \(7-9\text{ }\mu\text{m}\) is the narrow lumen diameter of a single-file capillary.
- Option B: Thick walls and absent valves describe systemic arteries, not low-pressure veins.
- Option D: Veins require valves to ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart against gravity.
#6 of 46
NUMS 2024
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The presence of which molecules distinguish blood from interstitial fluid?
A
Large proteins and electrolytes
C
Antibodies and electrolytes
D
RBCs and large proteins
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Capillary walls act as biological sieves, allowing small molecules to exit into the tissues while retaining massive structures.
Formula:None
Solution:- Interstitial fluid is formed when hydrostatic pressure pushes blood plasma out of the capillaries.
- Water, glucose, amino acids, and electrolytes easily pass through the endothelial clefts.
- However, formed cellular elements like Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and massive molecules like large plasma proteins (albumin, fibrinogen) are physically too large to escape. Thus, their presence strictly distinguishes whole blood from the fluid bathing the tissues.
Why other options are incorrect:- Electrolytes, glucose, and even some smaller antibodies easily cross into the interstitial fluid.
#7 of 46
SZABMU 2024 Reconduct
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All of the following are the characteristics of veins, except:
B
Direction of blood flow towards heart
C
Thin layer elastic fibers are present
D
Valves are present in the upper part of body
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The anatomical distribution of venous valves depends entirely on gravitational forces.
Formula:None
Solution:- Veins have broad lumens (A is true), carry blood toward the heart (B is true), and have relatively thin elastic/muscular layers (C is true).
- Valves exist to prevent backflow against gravity. Therefore, valves are highly abundant in the veins of the legs and arms (lower parts of the body).
- Veins returning blood from the head and neck (the upper part of the body) rely on gravity to drain downwards and generally lack valves entirely. Thus, statement D is the exception.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, and C accurately describe the histology and physiology of veins.
#8 of 46
NUMS 2024
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Which of the following would not be compromised in the absence of lymphatic system?
B
Oxygen carrying capacity of blood
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The lymphatic system manages fluid homeostasis, lipid absorption, and immune defense, but has no role in respiratory gas transport.
Formula:None
Solution:- If the lymphatic system disappeared, leaked plasma could not return to the veins, destroying blood volume and blood pressure.
- Without lymph nodes, the adaptive defense mechanism would collapse.
- However, the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is determined entirely by the mass of Red Blood Cells and hemoglobin molecules locked safely within the cardiovascular system. Since RBCs do not leave the blood vessels to enter lymph, their oxygen-carrying capacity remains mechanically unaffected.
Why other options are incorrect:- Blood composition would alter as proteins and fluid leak into tissues without returning.
#9 of 46
SZABMU 2023
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The pathways of water transport in which water moves through plasmodesmata is:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Plant cells are physically and chemically connected to allow efficient intracellular transport.
Formula:None
Solution:- Plasmodesmata are tiny, membrane-lined channels that traverse plant cell walls.
- They connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells into one continuous network.
- Water moving through this living, cytoplasmic continuum utilizes the symplast pathway.
Why other options are incorrect:- Apoplast: Travels outside the cell membrane (through cell walls).
#10 of 46
UHS 2023
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The movement of water to lower solute concentration area through a semipermeable membrane is?
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Water movement across biological membranes is dictated by free energy, driven by differences in solute concentrations.
Formula:$$ \Psi_{w} = \Psi_{s} + \Psi_{p} $$
Solution:- The tendency of water to move across a semi-permeable membrane into a region of differing solute concentration is defined by osmosis.
- The quantitative measure of this specific driving force, driven strictly by the presence of solutes, is referred to as osmotic potential (or solute potential).
- Water always moves from an area of higher water potential (lower solute concentration) to an area of lower water potential (higher solute concentration).
Why other options are incorrect:- Pressure potential: Relates to the physical turgor pressure exerted by the cell wall.
#11 of 46
UHS 2023
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Descending aorta is bifurcated into two vessels which on further division from (form) femoral artery that supply blood to high (Thigh) muscles of legs:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Systemic circulation branches sequentially to deliver oxygen to the lower extremities.
Formula:None
Solution:- The massive descending abdominal aorta travels down the spine and ends by bifurcating (splitting in two) at the lower abdomen.
- It splits into the right and left common iliac arteries.
- These iliac arteries travel into the pelvis and eventually become the femoral arteries as they enter the thighs to supply the leg muscles.
Why other options are incorrect:- Iliac vein: Returns deoxygenated blood; the question asks about arteries supplying blood.
- Temporal artery: Located in the head/skull.
#12 of 46
SZABMU 2023
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In human heart, the left atrium receives:
D
The four Pulmonary Veins
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The left side of the heart is exclusively responsible for handling oxygenated blood returning from the lungs.
Formula:None
Solution:- The pulmonary circulation carries blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen.
- Once oxygenated, the blood travels back to the heart.
- It enters the left atrium via two right and two left pulmonary veins (four in total).
Why other options are incorrect:- The Superior Vena Cava, Inferior Vena Cava, and Coronary Sinus all drain oxygen-poor blood exclusively into the right atrium.
#13 of 46
NUMS 2023
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The heart chamber from where Aorta originates:
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The aorta is the main trunk of the systemic arterial system.
Formula:None
Solution:- The systemic circuit requires immense pressure to push blood through the entire body.
- The left ventricle has the thickest muscular wall in order to generate this high pressure.
- When the left ventricle contracts, it ejects oxygenated blood upward through the aortic semilunar valve directly into the aorta.
Why other options are incorrect:- Right ventricle: Pumps blood into the pulmonary trunk (to the lungs).
- Atria: Receiving chambers only; they do not pump into major arterial trunks.
#14 of 46
SZABMU 2023
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Choose the correct pathway for the flow of blood:
A
Arterioles --- metarterioles thoroughfare channel capillaries
B
Capillaries through fare channel metarterioles arterioles
C
Throughfare channel metarterioles capillaries arterioles
D
Metarterioles arterioles throughfare channels capillaries
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Blood flows sequentially from high pressure macroscopic vessels to low pressure microscopic vessels.
Formula:None
Solution:- Blood exits the arteries into smaller arterioles.
- Arterioles branch into terminal extensions called metarterioles.
- Metarterioles act as a vascular shunt, passing directly through the capillary bed as a thoroughfare channel, which then supplies the true capillaries branching off it.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, and D present the sequence backward or scrambled, violating the pressure gradient from arteries to capillaries.
#15 of 46
NUMS 2023
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Mesenteric veins drains the blood from:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The portal venous system collects blood from specific gastrointestinal organs to send to the liver.
Formula:None
Solution:- The mesenteric veins (specifically the Superior and Inferior Mesenteric veins) are named for their location in the mesentery.
- They are primarily responsible for draining nutrient-rich, deoxygenated blood from the small intestine and the large intestine (colon).
- They eventually merge with the splenic vein to form the hepatic portal vein.
Why other options are incorrect:- Stomach: Drained mostly by gastric veins.
- Liver: Drained by the hepatic vein.
#16 of 46
SZABMU 2023
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Regarding structure of the human heart, Chordae tendineae are present in:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Chordae tendineae are the physical tension cords that anchor the atrioventricular (AV) valves during systolic contraction.
Formula:None
Solution:- During ventricular contraction, pressure spikes rapidly, threatening to blow the AV valves backward into the atria.
- Chordae tendineae connect the valve flaps to papillary muscles that sprout from the inner walls of the ventricles.
- Therefore, these structures are anatomically housed entirely within the left and right ventricles.
Why other options are incorrect:- Atria: Have smooth or pectinate muscle, but no chordae tendineae.
- Aortic/Pulmonary valves: Are semilunar valves and do not require chordae tendineae to function.
#17 of 46
ETEA 2023
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In human heart right atrium communicates with right ventricle through:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Atrioventricular valves guard the openings between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.
Formula:None
Solution:- Deoxygenated blood arriving in the right atrium must flow down into the right ventricle to be pumped to the lungs.
- The portal between the right atrium and right ventricle is guarded by a one-way valve with three cusps.
- This is definitively known as the tricuspid valve.
Why other options are incorrect:- Bicuspid (Mitral) valve: Located on the left side of the heart.
- Septums: These are solid muscular walls that prevent communication (mixing) between the left and right sides of the heart.
#18 of 46
ETEA 2023
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The Purkinje fibers are the specialized fibers found in:
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The rapid, synchronized contraction of the massive ventricular muscle requires a specialized, high-speed electrical conduction system.
Formula:None
Solution:- The electrical signal travels from the AV node, down the Bundle of His, and splits into the bundle branches.
- At the apex of the heart, these branches curve upward and disperse into a network of highly specialized conducting cells called Purkinje fibers.
- These fibers distribute the electrical impulse uniformly throughout the ventricular walls of the human heart.
Why other options are incorrect:- Lungs, stomach, and brain rely on the autonomic nervous system, not the intrinsic Purkinje conduction network.
#19 of 46
ETEA 2023
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The largest body of lymphoid tissue in the human body is:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Secondary lymphoid organs are macroscopic structures that house high densities of lymphocytes for immune surveillance.
Formula:None
Solution:- Located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, the spleen is an organ roughly the size of a fist.
- It contains vast amounts of white pulp (lymphoid tissue) and red pulp. By sheer mass and volume, it is the largest single collection of lymphoid tissue in the human body.
Why other options are incorrect:- Thymus/Tonsils: These are much smaller lymphoid structures.
- Pancreas: An endocrine/exocrine digestive organ, not a lymphoid organ.
#20 of 46
UHS 2022
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Digested food from intestine is carried to the liver by:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The portal venous system directs blood from parts of the gastrointestinal tract to the liver.
Formula:None
Solution:- The hepatic portal vein is responsible for carrying nutrient-rich, deoxygenated blood from the small intestine directly to the liver.
- This allows the liver to process nutrients before the blood enters the general systemic circulation.
Why other options are incorrect:- Hepatic artery: Carries oxygenated blood to the liver.
- Hepatic vein: Carries deoxygenated blood away from the liver to the vena cava.
#21 of 46
SZABMU 2022
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The pathway of water transport in which water moves through plasmodesmata is:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Water and solutes can move through plant tissues via different pathways: the apoplast (non-living spaces) and symplast (living contents).
Formula:None
Solution:- The symplast pathway involves water moving from cell to cell through the cytoplasm.
- The cells are connected by microscopic channels called plasmodesmata, which facilitate this direct cytoplasmic transport.
Why other options are incorrect:- Apoplast: Movement through cell walls and intercellular spaces, not plasmodesmata.
- Vacuolar: Movement across vacuoles, which involves crossing tonoplast membranes.
#22 of 46
ETEA 2022
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____ is the attractive force between a water molecule and container.
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Water molecules exhibit unique attractive forces that assist in transport mechanisms within the xylem.
Formula:None
Solution:- Adhesion is the attractive force between water molecules and unlike surfaces, such as the walls of the xylem vessels (or a container).
- This property prevents water columns from collapsing under gravity.
Why other options are incorrect:- Cohesion: The attractive force between water molecules themselves.
- Tension: The pulling force exerted on the water column by transpiration.
#23 of 46
SZABMU 2022
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Select the duration of cardiac cycle:
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The cardiac cycle comprises one complete sequence of filling and pumping of the heart.
Formula:$$ \text{Duration} = \frac{60 \text{ seconds}}{\text{Heart Rate (beats/min)}} $$
Solution:- At a normal resting heart rate of roughly \(72\text{ to }75\text{ beats per minute}\):
- \( \text{Duration} = \frac{60}{75} = 0.8 \text{ seconds} \).
- This \(0.8\text{ sec}\) cycle includes atrial systole (\(0.1\text{s}\)), ventricular systole (\(0.3\text{s}\)), and complete cardiac diastole (\(0.4\text{s}\)).
Why other options are incorrect:- Values like \(0.4\text{ sec}\) describe only specific phases (e.g., joint diastole), not the entire cycle.
#24 of 46
SZABMU 2022
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In human heart, the left atrium receives:
D
The four pulmonary veins
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The left side of the heart is dedicated to systemic circulation and receives freshly oxygenated blood.
Formula:None
Solution:- The left atrium acts as the receiving chamber for blood returning from the pulmonary circuit.
- It receives this oxygenated blood through four distinct pulmonary veins.
Why other options are incorrect:- Vena Cavae and Coronary Sinus: All three of these vessels return deoxygenated blood exclusively to the right atrium.
#25 of 46
NUMS 2022
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Heart beat is normally regulated by:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Heart rate regulation is intrinsically controlled by autorhythmic cells.
Formula:None
Solution:- The Sinoatrial (SA) node possesses the fastest intrinsic rate of spontaneous depolarization.
- It functions as the heart's natural pacemaker, initiating the action potential and thus regulating the normal heartbeat.
Why other options are incorrect:- While the AV-bundle, Purkinje fibers, and Bundle of His conduct the impulse, they do not establish the primary rhythm under normal physiological conditions.
#26 of 46
BUMHS 2022
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Histamine causes blood vessels to:
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Histamine is a primary chemical mediator in the inflammatory response and allergic reactions.
Formula:None
Solution:- When released by mast cells or basophils, histamine acts on the smooth muscle of local blood vessels.
- It causes aggressive vasodilation (widening of the vessels) and increases capillary permeability.
- This allows more blood, immune cells, and fluid to reach the site of infection or injury, causing classic redness and swelling.
Why other options are incorrect:- Constrict: Histamine does the exact opposite; vasoconstriction is typically caused by epinephrine or angiotensin.
#27 of 46
SZABMU 2022
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Lymphatic system contains all of the following organs/structures except:
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The lymphatic system is composed of an interconnected network of vessels, nodes, and specialized organs that house immune cells.
Formula:None
Solution:- Primary and secondary lymphoid organs include the bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, and tonsils.
- The lungs are primarily organs of the respiratory system dedicated to gas exchange.
- While lungs contain lymphatic drainage (like all tissues), the organ itself is not classified as a structure of the lymphatic system.
Why other options are incorrect:- Spleen: The largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body.
#28 of 46
BUMHS 2022
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Which of the following act as lymphatic organ?
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Lymphatic organs are specialized tissues where lymphocytes develop, mature, or execute their immune functions.
Formula:None
Solution:- The spleen is fundamentally a massive lymph node that filters blood instead of lymph.
- It contains white pulp (packed with lymphocytes for immune surveillance) and red pulp (for destroying old RBCs), firmly classifying it as a secondary lymphatic organ.
Why other options are incorrect:- Stomach, kidney, and liver are primarily digestive, excretory, and metabolic organs, respectively.
#29 of 46
PMC 2020
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Regarding structure of human heart chordae tendineae are present in:
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Chordae tendineae are the mechanical anchors for the atrioventricular valves.
Formula:None
Solution:- These tendinous cords extend from the inferior edges of the AV valve cusps downwards.
- They attach to the papillary muscles, which are specialized extensions of the ventricular walls. Therefore, they are physically located within the ventricles.
Why other options are incorrect:- Atria: Receive blood; do not contain chordae tendineae.
- Pulmonary valve: A semilunar valve, which relies on its cup-like shape to close, lacking chordae tendineae entirely.
#30 of 46
PMC 2020
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In human heart the left atrium receives:
D
The four pulmonary veins
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The left atrium serves as the collection chamber for oxygen-rich blood returning from the pulmonary circuit.
Formula:None
Solution:- After gas exchange in the lungs, oxygenated blood travels back to the heart.
- It enters the left atrium specifically via the four pulmonary veins (two from each lung).
Why other options are incorrect:- Vena Cava & Coronary Sinus: These vessels deliver deoxygenated blood from the body and heart muscle specifically to the right atrium.
#31 of 46
PMC 2020
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The only vein in the human body carrying oxygenated blood is:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Anatomically, arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood toward the heart, regardless of oxygenation status.
Formula:None
Solution:- In the systemic circuit, veins carry deoxygenated blood.
- However, in the pulmonary circuit, the pulmonary vein returns blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.
- Because this blood has just undergone gas exchange in the alveoli, it is highly oxygenated, making the pulmonary vein the major exception to the rule.
Why other options are incorrect:- Femoral, Renal, and Iliac veins all carry deoxygenated systemic blood back to the vena cava.
#32 of 46
PMC 2020
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Which of the following blood vessels have the highest pressure of blood?
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Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Blood pressure is directly proportional to the force of ventricular contraction and is highest closest to the pump.
Formula:None
Solution:- The left ventricle is the most powerful chamber, generating immense force to push blood through the massive systemic circuit.
- The aorta is the immediate vessel exiting the left ventricle.
- Because it receives the full, undissipated force of left ventricular systole, the aorta experiences the highest blood pressure in the body (typically \(120\text{ mmHg}\)).
Why other options are incorrect:- Vena cava: Has the lowest pressure as blood returns to the right atrium.
- Pulmonary arteries: Driven by the weaker right ventricle (usually around \(25\text{ mmHg}\)).
#33 of 46
MDCAT 2019
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Four plants are present in different environmental conditions. Plant A is present in warm climate with continuous rainfall, plant B is present in a cool forest, plant C is present in warm climate with little breeze while plant D is present in warm climate high wind speed. Which one of the above plants will have highest rate of transpiration?
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The rate of transpiration depends heavily on external environmental factors like temperature, wind, and humidity.
Formula:None
Solution:- High temperatures increase the rate of evaporation of water from the mesophyll cells.
- High wind speed continuously removes the saturated air around the leaf, maintaining a steep water vapor concentration gradient.
- Plant D experiences both conditions, maximizing transpiration.
Why other options are incorrect:- Continuous rainfall: Creates high humidity, minimizing the concentration gradient.
- Cool forest: Lower temperatures reduce evaporation rates.
#34 of 46
MDCAT 2019
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Which of the following blood vessels contain semilunar valves?
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Blood pressure in the venous system is incredibly low, necessitating mechanical assistance to return blood against gravity.
Formula:None
Solution:- To prevent the backflow of blood, especially in the extremities, veins are equipped with internal semilunar (pocket) valves.
- These valves work in tandem with the skeletal muscle pump to push blood unidirectionally toward the heart.
Why other options are incorrect:- Arteries: High pressure from the heart prevents backflow, so no valves are needed (except at the exit of the heart itself).
- Capillaries/Arterioles: Too microscopic and under sufficient pressure gradient to require valves.
#35 of 46
MDCAT 2018
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Which statement is correct about atrial systole?
A
Atria relax and ventricles contract
B
Atria contract and ventricle also contract
C
Atria and ventricles are relaxed
D
Ventricles remain relax while atria contract
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The cardiac cycle is meticulously timed to ensure sequential filling and pumping.
Formula:None
Solution:- "Systole" refers to contraction. During atrial systole, the atria actively contract to top off the ventricles with blood.
- For this filling to occur efficiently, the ventricles must be in a state of relaxation (diastole). Thus, ventricles remain relaxed while atria contract.
Why other options are incorrect:- If both contracted simultaneously (Option B), blood could not flow forward efficiently. Option A describes ventricular systole.
#36 of 46
MDCAT 2018
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Which one of the following act as a pacemaker in heart?
C
Atria ventricular bundles of fibers
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The natural pacemaker of the heart determines the baseline heart rate.
Formula:None
Solution:- The Sino-atrial (SA) node spontaneously generates electrical impulses at a rate of \(70-80\) times per minute.
- Because its intrinsic rate is the highest, it overrides other potential pacemakers and sets the rhythm for the entire heart.
Why other options are incorrect:- The AV node and Bundle of His can act as backup pacemakers if the SA node fails, but they operate at a much slower, secondary rate (\(40-60\) bpm).
#37 of 46
ETEA 2017
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In ECG, QRS complex represent:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:An electrocardiogram (ECG) traces the electrical depolarization and repolarization waves across the heart muscle.
Formula:None
Solution:- The P-wave represents atrial depolarization.
- The QRS complex represents the rapid depolarization of the large ventricular muscle mass.
- This ventricular depolarization immediately triggers ventricular contraction, clinically known as ventricle systole.
Why other options are incorrect:- Atrial repolarization (diastole) is masked by the massive QRS complex.
- Ventricle diastole corresponds to the T-wave (ventricular repolarization).
#38 of 46
MDCAT 2017
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Thoracic lymph duct of the lymphatic system opens into ____.
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The lymphatic system acts as a one-way drainage network that eventually returns interstitial fluid back into the venous circulation.
Formula:None
Solution:- The thoracic duct is the largest lymphatic vessel in the body, draining lymph from the lower body and the left side of the upper body.
- It empties this massive volume of lymph directly into the venous system at the junction of the left internal jugular vein and the left subclavian vein.
Why other options are incorrect:- Emptying directly into the high-flow Vena Cavae could cause turbulence; the subclavian veins offer a safer, low-pressure venous return point.
#39 of 46
MDCAT 2016
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In human the closed sac which surrounds the heart is:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The heart is enclosed in protective layers that reduce friction during contraction.
Formula:None
Solution:- The pericardium is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels.
- It provides lubrication via pericardial fluid, protecting the heart from friction and external shock.
Why other options are incorrect:- Myocardium: The muscular layer of the heart wall.
- Endocardium: The inner lining of the heart chambers.
#40 of 46
MDCAT 2016
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Chordae tendineae are the fibrous cords attached with:
A
Cardiac end of stomach valve
B
Pyloric sphincter of stomach
C
Tricuspid valve of heart
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Valvular prolapse in the heart is prevented by tension cables.
Formula:None
Solution:- Chordae tendineae (heart strings) are tough, tendinous cords in the heart.
- They connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve (and bicuspid valve) to prevent them from inverting during ventricular systole.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, and D describe structures completely unrelated to cardiovascular anatomy.
#41 of 46
MDCAT 2016
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Bicuspid valve controls the flow of blood from:
A
Right atrium to right ventricle
B
Left ventricle to aorta
C
Right atrium to left atrium
D
Left atrium to left ventricle
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The unidirectional flow of oxygenated blood on the left side of the heart is regulated by the mitral valve.
Formula:None
Solution:- The bicuspid valve, also known as the mitral valve, is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
- It ensures that blood passes downwards into the ventricle and does not regurgitate back into the atrium during contraction.
Why other options are incorrect:- Right atrium to right ventricle: Controlled by the tricuspid valve.
- Left ventricle to aorta: Controlled by the aortic semilunar valve.
#42 of 46
MDCAT 2015
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Right atrium is separated from right ventricle by:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Atrioventricular (AV) valves prevent the backflow of blood from the ventricles into the atria during systolic contraction.
Formula:None
Solution:- The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle consists of three cusps or flaps.
- It is anatomically named the tricuspid valve.
Why other options are incorrect:- Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve: Separates the left atrium and left ventricle.
- Semilunar Valves: Guard the exits of the ventricles (pulmonary trunk and aorta).
#43 of 46
MDCAT 2015
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The flaps of tricuspid valves are attached to muscular extensions of right ventricle known as:
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Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The structural integrity of AV valves during ventricular contraction is maintained by an anchoring system.
Formula:None
Solution:- The flaps (cusps) of the AV valves are anchored by fibrous cords called chordae tendineae.
- These cords are tethered to cone-shaped muscular pillars projecting from the inner walls of the ventricles, called papillary muscles.
Why other options are incorrect:- Smooth/Skeletal Muscles: The heart is composed of specialized cardiac muscle, not general smooth or skeletal muscle.
- Intercostal Muscles: Located between the ribs to assist in breathing.
#44 of 46
MDCAT 2015
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The heart beat cycle starts when electric impulses are generated from:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The rhythmic contraction of the heart is autorhythmic, driven by specialized pacemaking tissue.
Formula:None
Solution:- The Sinoatrial (SA) node, located in the upper wall of the right atrium, naturally depolarizes faster than any other cardiac tissue.
- It initiates the electrical impulse that spreads across the atria, officially starting each heartbeat cycle.
Why other options are incorrect:- AV node: Delays and relays the impulse to the ventricles, but does not normally originate it.
- SV/PQ node: These are fictitious terms not used in standard cardiac electrophysiology.
#45 of 46
MDCAT 2015
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The lymph vessel of villi is called:
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Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:Dietary fats are too large and hydrophobic to directly enter the microscopic blood capillaries of the digestive tract.
Formula:None
Solution:- Within the center of each intestinal villus lies a specialized, blind-ended lymphatic capillary.
- This vessel is called a lacteal.
- Lacteals absorb packaged dietary fats (chylomicrons) to transport them through the lymphatic system before they are dumped into the bloodstream.
Why other options are incorrect:- Epithelium: The cellular lining of the villi.
- Afferent lymph vessel: Carries lymph towards a lymph node, not the specific fat-absorbing vessel in a villus.
#46 of 46
MDCAT 2014
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The oxygenated blood from lungs to heart is transported by the:
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Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept:The pulmonary circulation operates oppositely to the systemic circulation in terms of oxygen content within vessels.
Formula:None
Solution:- Veins generally carry blood toward the heart.
- The pulmonary veins carry newly oxygenated blood from the capillary beds of the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.
Why other options are incorrect:- Pulmonary artery: Carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
- Coronary artery: Supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle itself.
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