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Prevention of evaporation of water from the skin surface in humans is due to

A. presence of sweat glands

B. stratum coreum

C. stratum lucidum

D. thick subcutaneous fat

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D. thick subcutaneous fat


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The sudoriferous glands of the skin secrete

A. hormones

B. water and salt

C. oil

D. sebum

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Hair originates from

A. epidermis

B. dermis

C. subcutaneous layer

D. skin glands

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Ceruminous or wase glands are seen in

A. eyes of mammals

B. olfactory passage of mammals

C. external auditory meatus in mammals

D. none of these

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The skin in man is thickest at

A. palm

B. sole

C. head

D. thumb

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Lacrymal glands are responsible for the secretion of

A. mucus

B. tears

C. hormones

D. enzymes

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Perspiration is a process, essentially meant for

A. the removal of excess water

B. excreting excess salts

C. excreting nitrogenous wastes

D. cooling

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Colouration of frog is due to

A. presence of melanophores

B. growth of algal colonies of skin

C. inidescence of skin

D. presence of special chromatophores below the epidermal cells.

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Large sweat glands are characteristic of >

A. glans

B. scrotum

C. pinna

D. areola mammary

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Skin of frog is characterized by the ab- I sence of

A. scales

B. epidermis I

C. mucous glands

D. chromatophores

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The keratin of the integument is

A. mucoprotein

B. bony substance

C. cartilage

D. selenoprotein

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The function of sebaceous glands in mammals is to

A. plug the skin pores

B. nourish the hair follicles

C. cool the skin by vaporisation

D. make the skin and hair water proof

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Mammary glands are modified......in mammals

A. sweat glands

B. mucous glands

C. sebaceous glands

D. meibomian glands

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The sebaceous glands of skin are as- I sociated with the

A. hairs

B. stratum granulosum

C. lymph vessels

D. nerve fibres

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Scales in sharks are

A. placoid

B. rhomboid

C. cycloid

D. ctenoid

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The modification of the skin at the terminal part of the dorsal surface of phalanges result in formation of

A. wrinkles

B. hair

C. feathers

D. nails

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The skin functions as a storage organ because the deeper layers of dermis store

A. water and fat

B. proteins

C. carbohydrates

D. all of these

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Parotid glands are

A. poisonous glands found in frog

B. mucous glands found in frpg

C. poisonous glands found in ft ad

D. tear glands found in rabbit

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Sebaceous glands are present in

A. skin in the epidermis

B. skin in the dermis

C. stomach in its epithelium

D. intestine in the epithelium

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The hair of a mammal is a structure which is

A. epidermal

B. mesodermal

C. dermal

D. endodermal

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Nails, hoofs and horns are formed by

A. cuticle

B. keratin

C. chitin

D. none of these

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Structures present in the skin of frog and absent in skin of rabbit are

A. mucous glands

B. sebaceous glands

C. hairs

D. nails

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The layer of cells in the skin which is periodically cast off is

A. stratum lucidum

B. stratum corneum

C. stratum granulosum

D. malpighian layer

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In frog, the mucous and poisonous glands are found in

A. stratum comeum

B. stratum spongiosum

C. stratum compactum

D. any of these

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Colour in skin of frog is due to

A. melanin

B. melanophores

C. porphyrin

D. chromatophores

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Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with

A. Regulation of water content

B. Removal of excess salts

C. Killing of bacteria

D. Regulation of body heat

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Leather from the mammalian skin is derived from

A. epidermis

B. dermis

C. subdermal tissue

D. whole of the skin

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The mucous and poisonous glands are found is the skin of frog. These are specially abundant

A. on the dorsal side

B. on the ventral side

C. on the snout

D. in the lateral dermal plicae

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The skin of frog is attached to the under lying body muscles loosely leaving many

A. air spaces for respiration

B. blood spaces

C. lymph spaces

D. mucus filled spaces

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The corium of dermis is a derivative of

A. parietal mesoderm

B. ectoderm

C. endoderm

D. both (b) and (c)

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Prevention of evaporation of water from the skin surface in humans is due to

A. presence of sweat glands

B. stratum coreum

C. stratum lucidum

D. thick subcutaneous fat