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Select the correct statement with respect to locomotion in humans.
A
The vertebral column has 10 thoracic vertebrae.
B
The joint between adjacent vertebrae is a fibres joint.
C
A decreased level of progesterone causes osteoporosis in old people.
D
Accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints causes their inflammation.
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The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to
A
the central gap between actin filaments extending through myosin filaments in the A-bond
B
extension of myosin filaments in the central portion of the A-band
C
the absence of myofibrils in the central portion of A-band
D
the central gap between myosin filaments in the A-band.
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A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of
A
cancer of the thyroid gland
B
oversecretion of pars distalis
C
deficiency of iodine in diet
D
low secretionn of growth hormone.
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Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom.
A
Endocrine
gland
Hormone Function/
Deficiency
symptoms
Thyroid
gland
Thyroxine Lack of iodine
in diet results
in goitre
B
Endocrine
gland
Hormone Function/
Deficiency
symptoms
Corpus
luteum
Testos-
terone
Stimulates
spermatogenesis
C
Endocrine
gland
Hormone Function/
Deficiency
symptoms
Corpus
luteum
Testos-
terone
Stimulates
spermatogenesis
D
Endocrine
gland
Hormone Function/
Deficiency
symptoms
Posterior
pituitary
Growth
hormone
(GH)
Oversecretion
stimulates ab-
normal growth