Human Health and Disease

Colostrum, the yellowish fluid, secreted by mother during the initial days of lactation is very essential to impart immunity to the newborn infants because it contains :

1. Macrophages
2. Immunoglobulin A
3. Natural killer cells
4. Monocytes

Drug called ‘Heroin’ is synthesized by :

1. glycosylation of morphine
2. nitration of morphine
3. methylation of morphine
4. acetylation of morphine

Which of the following immune responses is responsible for rejection of kidney graft?

1. Inflammatory immune response
2. Cell-mediated immune response
3. Auto-immune response
4. Humoral immune response

Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “smack”?

1. Flowers
2. Latex
3. Roots
4. Leaves

Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?

1. Psoriasis
2. Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Alzheimer’s disease
4. Vitiligo

In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?

1. Elephantiasis
2. Ascariasis
3. Ringworm disease
4. Amoebiasis

Transplantation of tissues/ organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune response is responsible for such rejections ?

1. Cell-mediated immune response
2. Physiological immune response
3. Hormonal immune response
4. Autoimmune response

MALT constitutes about percent of the lymphoid tissue in human body

1. 20%
2. 70%
3. 10%
4. 50%

Antivenom injection contains preformed antibodies while polio drops that are administered into the body contain -

1. Attenuated pathogens
2. Activated pathogens
3. Harvested antibodies
4. Gamma globulin

Which of the following statements is not true for cancer cells in relation to mutations ?

1. Mutations inhibit production of telomerase
2. Mutations in proto-oncogenes accelerate the cell cycle
3. Mutations destroy telomerase inhibitor
4. Mutations inactivate the cell control