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Question 11 Mark
Name the blood component which is viscous and straw coloured fluid.
Answer
Plasma is straw coloured, viscous fluid, slightly alkaline and aqueous solution which constitutes about 55% of the blood.
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Question 21 Mark
Where does the cardiac impulse originate?
Answer
The cardiac impulse originates in cardiac muscle fibres and is not brought to the heart by any nerve fibres. The origin of cardiac impulse is said to be myogenic.
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Question 31 Mark
How is the rate of heart beat determined from the ECG?
Answer
By counting the number of QRS complexes in an ECG in given period of time.
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Question 41 Mark
A fish's heart pumps only deoxygenated blood, why?
Answer
A fish's heart pumps only deoxygenated blood as it is a two-chambered heart with an atrium and a ventricle. The heart pumps out deoxygenated blood which is oxygenated by the gills and supplied to other body parts, from where deoxygenated blood is returned to the heart.
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Question 51 Mark
Give the path of pulmonary circulation.
Answer
In this, the blood completes its circulation from right ventricle to the left atria through the lungs.
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Question 61 Mark
  1. Name the iron-containing complex protein present in human blood and mention its location.
  2. What is its quantity in the blood of a normal healthy adult human?
Answer
  1. Haemoglobin; it is present in the red blood cells.
  2. 12-16g in every 100ml of blood.
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Question 71 Mark
Name the following:
  1. The embryonic germ layer, which the human heart develops from.
  2. The double-walled membranous bag/ sac, covering the heart.
Answer
  1. Mesoderm.
  2. Pericardium.
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Question 81 Mark
Given below are the abnormal conditions related to blood circulation. Name the disorders.
  1. Acute chest pain due to failure of oxygen supply to heart muscles.
  2. Increased systolic pressure.
Answer
  1. Angina.
  2. High blood pressure.
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Question 101 Mark
Why is blood group identification not needed for serum transfusion?
Answer
Because serum does not have the coagulation/ clotting factor.
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Question 121 Mark
Which coronary artery disease is caused due to narrowing of the lumen of arteries?
Answer
Atherosclerosis is coronary artery disease (CAD) which results in narrowing of lumen of arteries. It occurs due to deposition of fatty substances specially chloesterol and triglycerides in wall of arteries, which grow to form plaques and reduces the blood flow.
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Question 131 Mark
Name the following:
  1. The largest artery in our body.
  2. The thick-walled partition between the right and left ventricles.
Answer
  1. Aorta.
  2. Interventricular septum.
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Question 141 Mark
Why is the closed circulatory system considered to be advantageous for the animals?
Answer
Since the flow of body fluids can be precisely regulated according to the needs, it is considered advantageous to animals.
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Question 151 Mark
State the functions of the following in blood, Lymphocytes.
Answer
Lymphocytes – The leucocytes are agranulocytes and are non motile and non phagocytic. They are responsible for immune responses in the body (B-and T-lymphocytes).
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Question 161 Mark
State the functions of the following in blood, Neutrophils.
Answer
Neutrophils – These are the most abundant WBCs and are granulocytes. They destroy foreign organisms entering the body and thus are phagocytic cells.
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Question 171 Mark
Name the enzyme that converts:
  1. Prothrombin into thrombin
  2. Fibrinogen into fibrin.
Answer
  1. Thrombokinase.
  2. Thrombin.
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Question 191 Mark
Mention the two functions, the eosinophils perform.
Answer
  • Eosnophils resist infections.
  • They are also involved in allergic reactions.
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Question 201 Mark
Comment. Blood is called river of life.
Answer
It is called so, because blood plasma helps in transportation of biologically important materials for life processes like nutrients, gases, wastes, hormones, etc. within the body, which is very essential for the survival of life.
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Question 211 Mark
Answer the following, Which part of heart is responsible for initating and maintaining its rhythmic activity?
Answer
The heart beat originates from the sinoatrial node (SA node) known as the pace maker of the heart. The SA node is a mass of neuromuscular tissue, which lies in the wall of the right atrium near the opening of the superior vena cava.
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Question 221 Mark
Mention the stages of cardiac cycle.
Answer
Stages of cardiac cycle are joint diastoleatrial systole ventricular systole.
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Question 231 Mark
What is the role of pulmonary vein and how is it different from other veins?
Answer
Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the heart. Other veins in the body carry deoxygenated blood, hence pulmonary vein is different from hem.
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Question 241 Mark
Why are some individuals/ persons known as Rh-positive and some others as Rh-negative?
Answer
  • Individuals who have Rh-factor or Rh-antigen on the surface of RBCs, are called Rh-positive.
  • Individuals who do not have Rh-factor or Rh-antigen on the surface of RBCs, are called Rh-negative.
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Question 251 Mark
Where do you find open circulatory system among the following?
  1. Birds.
  2. Cockroach.
  3. Man.
  4. Frog
Answer
  1. Cockroach.
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Question 261 Mark
Name the vessels that enter and leave the heart.
Answer
Superior and inferior vena cava enter the heart whereas aorta leaves the heart.
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Question 271 Mark
Define systole and diastole.
Answer
Contraction of heart muscles brings right and left atria at systole and relaxation of heart muscles brings them at diastole.
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Question 291 Mark
It is seen that RBC count is more in the persons living at high altitudes. Indicate the reason behind this.
Answer
It is due to the low concentration of $O _2$ in the air, which enables less $O _2$ binding capacity of the haemoglobin, this increases RBC count in persons living at high altitude.
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Question 301 Mark
A cardiologist observed an elevated ST segment in the ECG of a patient. What is it indicative of?
Answer
An elevated ST segment in the ECG of a patient is indicative of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).
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Question 311 Mark
What is the effect of dengue fever on the platelets of blood in humans?
Answer
One of the major effect of dengue fever is the low platelet counts. It leads to life threatening condition if left untreated.
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Question 321 Mark
How is the rate of heart beat determined from the ECG?
Answer
By counting the number of QRS complex that occurs in a given time period in an ECG.
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Question 341 Mark
What are chordae tendinae?
Answer
Chordae tendinae are the fibres, which attach the AV valves to the wall of the ventricle.
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Question 351 Mark
A person's blood group is AB positive. What does it mean?
Answer
AB positive means that both A and B antigens are present and Rh factor is also present in the blood of that person.
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Question 361 Mark
A person has a blood group AB positive. What does it mean?
Answer
AB positive means that a person has both A and B antigens and also has Rh factor in his blood.
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Question 371 Mark
Name one animal whose heart pumps only deoxygenated blood. How many chambers does this heart have?
Answer
  • Fish heart-pumps only deoxygenated blood.
  • It has two chambers, a ventricle and an auricle.
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Question 381 Mark
State the functions of the following in blood, Fibrinogen.
Answer
Fibrinogen – It is present in blood plasma and” helps in clotting.
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Question 391 Mark
Why are persons with blood group ‘AB' known as universal recipients?
Answer
Since persons with blood group ‘AB'can receive blood of any group (A or B or AB or O), they are called universal recipients.
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Question 411 Mark
Name the phase of the cardiac cycle in which both atria and the ventricles are relaxed simultaneously.
Answer
Joint diastole.
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Question 431 Mark
Mitral valve is present between right atrium and right ventricle. State yes or no. If no explain why?
Answer
No, mitral valve or bicuspid valve is the type of cardiac valve that guards the opening between left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.
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Question 441 Mark
State the functions of the following in blood, Globulin.
Answer
Globulin – It is a plasma protein which helps in defense mechanism.
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Question 451 Mark
Name two groups of animals, whose ventricle pumps mixed blood.
Answer
Amphibians and reptiles (except crocodiles).
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Question 461 Mark
Give the location of septa in the heart.
Answer
The septa (atrioventricular septa) is present between the right auricle-ventricle and the left auricle-ventricle.
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Question 481 Mark
Name the vascular connection that exists between the digestive tract and liver.
Answer
Hepatic portal system is the vascular connection between the digestive tract and liver. The flow of deoxygenated blood from the digestive organs to the liver before returning to the heart is called hepatic portal circulation.
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Question 491 Mark
Heart failure is also called congestive heart failure. Why?
Answer
Because congestion of lungs is a symptom of heart failure, it is also called congestive heart failure.
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Question 501 Mark
Your friend has gone for blood test and his haemoglobin count is 17gm per 100mL. What should he do?
  1. No need to worry.
  2. Take rest.
  3. Take rest and prescribed medicines.
  4. Take rest and lots of leafy vegetables.
Answer
  1. No need to worry.
Explanation:
If haemoglobin count is 17gm per 100mL, then there is no need to get worried as the normal haemoglobin count in human blood should be between 12-17gm/mL.
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