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  • Which of the following is not an Endocrine Gland?


  • Options
  • A. Spleen
  • B. Pituitary
  • C. Thyroid
  • D. Adrenal

  • Correct Answer
  • Spleen 

    Explanation

    Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

     

    The major glands of the endocrine system include the

    pineal gland,

    pituitary gland,

    pancreas,

    ovaries,

    testes,

    thyroid gland,

    parathyroid gland,

    hypothalamus and

    adrenal glands.

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    • Options
    • A. Drgonfly
    • B. Honey bee
    • C. Spider
    • D. Pit viper
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    • 2. Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by

    • Options
    • A. Magnesium
    • B. Alluminium
    • C. Lead
    • D. Copper
    • Discuss
    • 3. The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the harmone

    • Options
    • A. adrenaline
    • B. acetylcholine
    • C. thyroxine
    • D. pituitrin
    • Discuss
    • 4. The biogenetic law was proposed by

    • Options
    • A. Alfred Russel Wallace
    • B. Charles Darwin
    • C. Ernst von Haeckel
    • D. Lamarck
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following plays an important part in photosynthesis?

    • Options
    • A. Chloroplast
    • B. Centrosome
    • C. Tonoplast
    • D. Nematoblast
    • Discuss
    • 6. What holds the sides of the DNA ladder together?

    • Options
    • A. Polar covalent bonds
    • B. Ionic bonds
    • C. Metallic bonds
    • D. Covalent bonds
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following statements best describes nutrient density?

    • Options
    • A. Consume a variety of foods from MyPyramid's ±ve major food groups every day.
    • B. Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories
    • C. Choose a number of diFerent foods within any given food group rather than the same old thing.
    • D. All the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Select the correct statement about the Heart Valves.

    • Options
    • A. Aortic and pulmonary valves control the flow of blood into the heart.
    • B. The AV valves are supported by chordae tendineae so that regurgitation of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction does not occur.
    • C. The tricuspid valve divides the left atrium from the left ventricle.
    • D. The mitral valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is an abnormal constituent of urine?

    • Options
    • A. Creatinine
    • B. Uric acid
    • C. Glucose
    • D. Urea
    • Discuss
    • 10. Sort each description by the type of RNA it describes? a) contains an anticodon b) specifies the amino acid squence for a protein c) contains exons d) has amino acids covalently attached e) is a component of ribosomes f) is the most abundant form of RNA

    • Options
    • A. a, b, d - tRNA, c - mRNA, e, f - rRNA
    • B. a, c - tRNA, b, d - mRNA, e, f - rRNA
    • C. a, e, f - rRNA, b - mRNA, c, d - tRNA
    • D. None of the above
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