Haemozoin is a:
| 1. | precursor of haemoglobin |
| 2. | toxin released from Streptococcus infected cells |
| 3. | toxin released from Plasmodium infected cells |
| 4. | toxin released from Haemophilus infected cells |
Which of the following is not the causal organism for ringworm?
1. Microsporum
2. Trichophyton
3. Epidermophyton
4. Macrosporum
A person with sickle-cell anaemia is
1. more prone to malaria
2. more prone to typhoid
3. less prone to malaria
4. less prone to typhoid
Which of the following glands is large-sized at birth but reduces in size with ageing?
1. Pineal
2. Pituitary
3. Thymus
4. Thyroid
Which of the following is not a lymphoid tissue?
1. Spleen
2. Tonsils
3. Pancreas
4. Thymus
Antivenom against snake poison contains
1. antigens
2. antigen-antibody complexes
3. antibodies
4. enzymes
Tobacco consumption is known to stimulate secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline. The component causing this could be:
1. Nicotine
2. Tannic acid
3. Curamin
4. Catechin
Antibodies present in colostrum, which protect the new born from certain diseases, is of
1. Ig G type
2. Ig A type
3. Ig D type
4. Ig E type
Transplantation of tissues/organs to save certain patients often fails due to rejection of such tissues/organs by the patient. Which type of immune response is responsible for such rejections?
1. Auto-immune response
2. Humoral immune response
3. Physiological immune response
4. Cell-mediated immune response
The substance produced by a cell in viral infection that can protect other cells from further infection is
1. serotonin
2. colostrum
3. interferon
4. histamine