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Which one of the following hormones increases the blood calcium level in the human body?
Calcitonin
Parathormone
Thyroxin
Vasopressin
Parathormone
Which one of the following types of blood cells is responsible for the clotting of blood?
Erythrocytes
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Thrombocytes
Thrombocytes
Haemoglobin is —
a conjugated protein
a conjugated lipid
an oligosaccharide
a sterol
a conjugated protein
The hormone progesterone one in human female is produced by —
cervix
corpus luteum
inner layer of uterus
oviduct
corpus luteum
ECG is a technique to record the activity of —
Heart
Lungs
Brain
Muscles
Heart
With reference to human diet, which one of the following is an essential fatty acid?
Butyric acid
Linoleic acid
Oleic acid
Stearic acid
Linoleic acid
Which one of the following organisms is a fungus?
Staphylococcus
Salmonella
Clostridium
Aspergillus
Aspergillus
Consider the following substances
1. ascorbic acid
2. folic acid
3 nicotinic acid
4. pantothenic acid
Which of these are vitamins?
1, 2, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following statements regarding human nutrition
1. spinach is a good source of vitamin A
2. excess vitamin D in diet promotes high calcium absoption
3. one of the causes of pain in the joints is vitamin C deficiency
4. diarrhoea is one of the symptoms of pellagra
Which of these statements are correct?
1 and 2
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
The early belief that living things arose from non-living matter was first disproved by —
A.I. Oparin
Joseph Hooker
Robert Hooke
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur