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The skin in man is thickest at

A. palm

B. sole

C. head

D. thumb

Correct Answer :

B. sole


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

A. sweat glands

B. mucous glands

C. sebaceous glands

D. meibomian glands

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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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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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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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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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In the skin collagen and elastic fibres are abundant in the

A. subcutaneous layer

B. epidermis

C. glands

D. stratum corneum

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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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Hair originates from

A. epidermis

B. dermis

C. subcutaneous layer

D. skin glands

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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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Sebaceous glands are found in

A. epidermis of skin of mammals

B. dermis of skin of mammals

C. epithelium of stomach of frog

D. epithelium of intestine of frog

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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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Lacrymal glands are responsible for the secretion of

A. mucus

B. tears

C. hormones

D. enzymes

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Modified sebaceous glands around eyes in rabbit are

A. Lacrimal glands

B. Meibomian glands

C. Sudorific glands

D. Cowper's glands

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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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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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Malpighian layer of the skin is a part of

A. dermis

B. epidermis

C. sub cutaneous fat

D. hair follicle

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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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The part of the hair, in which the hair I shaft is lodged, is called as

A. root

B. follicle

C. papilla

D. bulb

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Glands of Zeis are associated with the eye lashes. These are modified

A. sebaceous glands

B. sweat glands

C. mucous glands

D. sudorific gland

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The keratin of the integument is

A. mucoprotein

B. bony substance

C. cartilage

D. selenoprotein

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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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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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Scales in sharks are

A. placoid

B. rhomboid

C. cycloid

D. ctenoid

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The cells of the stratum lucidum of the skin become hard and the horny layer of cells thus formed become

A. stratum granulosum

B. stratum comeum

C. dermis

D. malpighian layer

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In the mammalian skin, the adipose tissue is found

A. in the epidermis

B. in the dermis

C. in the muscles

D. below the derm

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If a cat is deprived of vibrissae, stiff long hair on the snout

A. it can run fast

B. it can not run at all

C. it can run freely

D. nothing will happen