Mock Test on Human Physiology for NEET

1. The process of migration of chloride ions from plasma to RBC and of carbonate ions from RBC
to plasma is:
(a) chloride shift (b) ionic shift (c) atomic shift (d) Na+ pump
2. When CO2 concentration in blood increases, breathing becomes:
(a) shallower and slow (b) there is no effect on breathing (c) slow and deep (d) faster and deeper
3. Very high number of alveoli present in a lung is meant for
(a) More space for increasing volume of inspired air (b) More area for diffusion (c) Making the organ
spongy (d) Increasing nerve supply
4. The alveolar epithelium in the lungs is:
(a) nonciliated columnar (b) nonciliated squamous (c) ciliated columnar (d) ciliated squamous
5. How much oxygen, blood supplies to tissues in one circulation
(a) 75% (b) 1.34% (c) 25% (d) 7%
6. How oxygen enters in blood from alveoli of lungs
(a) Pressure of CO2 (b) Simple diffusion (c) By Hb (d) None of the Above
7. The carbon dioxide is transported via blood to lungs as:
(a) dissolved in blood plasma
(b) in the form of carbonic acid only
(c) in combination with haemoglobin only
(d) carbaminohemoglobin and as carbonic acid
8. Thoracic cavity is enlarged by contraction of
(a) Internal Intercostal muscles (b) Diaphragm (c) Lungs (d) All of above
9. Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to
(a) Inhalation of seasonal pollen
(b) Hot and humid environment
(c) Low temperature
(d) Eating fruits preserved in containers
10. Oxygen dissociation curve of haemoglobin is:
(a) Sigmoid (b) Hyperbolic (c) Linear (d) Hypobolic.
11. A film of _____ lines lung alveoli that lowers _____ of the alveoli and makes breathing _____
(a) Lecithin, surface tension, easier.
(b) Pleuron, surface tension, easier.
(c) Cuticle, bacterial inflammation, difficult.
(d) Cuticle, inflating, difficult.
12. Opening to the trachea is covered by a small flap of tissues termed as the ______.
(a) Glottis. (b) Trachea. (c) Epiglottis. (d) Larynx
13. The regulatory centres for respiration are located in :
(a) Diencephalon and pons (b) medulla oblongata & pons (c) pons & cerebellum (d) cerebellum and
medulla oblongata
14. Cretinism is due to abnormal secretion of:
(a) Thyroid stimulating hormone. (b) Thyroxine (c) Calcitonin (d) Parathormone
15. Which one of the following is not a second messenger in hormone action?
(a) Calcium (b) cAMP (c) cGMP (d) Sodium
16. The thyroid gland is homologous to which part of lower chordates
(a) Neural gland. (b) Pharyngeal gill pouch (c) Nerve cord. (d) Endostyle
17. In Hashimoto’s disease symptoms develop like :-
(a) Hyposecretion of thyroxine
(b) Hypersecretion of thyroxine
(c) Hyposecretion of adrenaline
(d) None of the above
18. During the transmission of nerve impulse through a nerve fibre, the potential on the inner side
of the plasma membrane has which type of electric change?
(a) First positive, then negative and continue to be positive
(b) First negative, then positive and continue to be positive.
(c) First positive, then negative and again back to positive
(d) First negative, then positive and again back to negative
19. Ciliary muscles are found in
(a) Junction of choroids and iris in eye ball
(b) Inside larynx to regulate tension in eyeball
(c) Between ribs to assist in breathing movement
(d) At base of cilia in ciliated epithelium
 20. During night when the intensity of light is low, it is detected by
(a) Rods (b) Cones (c) Both (d) Crystalline lens
21. In the resting state of the neural membrane, diffusion due to concentration gradients, if
allowed, would drive:
(a) K+ into the cell. (b) K+ and Na+ out of the cell. (c) Na+ into the cell. (d) Na+ out of the cell
22. Which part of brain controls emotions like love, anger and pleasure –
(a) M.O. (b) Hypothalamus (c) Cerebrum. (d) Cerebellum
23. Which part of the brain regulates the body temperature, hunger and water balance :-
(a) Hypothalamus. (b) Infundibulum
(c) Medulla oblongata. (d) Pons varolii
24. Four healthy people in their twenties got involved in injuries resulting in damage and death of a
few cells of the following. Which of the cells are least likely to be replaced by new cells?
(a) Liver cells. (b) Neurons
(c) Malpighian layer of the skin. (d) Osteocytes
25. Injury localised to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt
(a) Short term memory
(b) Coordination during locomotion
(c) Executive function, such as decision making
(d) Regulation of body temperature
26. The gray matter differs from white matter in the :-
(a) Absence of axons
(b) Absence of neurilemma
(c) Presence of myelin sheath
(d) Absence of myelin sheath
27. At the base of the skull, a large hole is present which allows the brain to continue with the
spinal cord. That hole is called:
(a) Foramen ovale. (b) Foramen magnum (d) Vertebral foramen (d) Obturator foramen
28. The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to:
(a) The central gap between myosin filaments in the A-band.
(b) The central gap between actin filaments extending through myosin filaments in the A-band
(c) Extension of myosin filaments in the central portion of the A-band.
(d) The absence of myofibrils in the central portion of A-band.
29. Skeletal muscle bundles [fascicles] are held together by a common connective tissue layer
called:
(a) Perimysium (b) Endomysium (c) Fascia (d) Aponeurosis
30. Myoglobin was the first protein to have its three-dimensional structure revealed. Ravi was
diagnosed with myoglobin in his bloodstream. This had occurred due to
(a) myasthenia gravis (b) muscle injury (c) conversion of Hb into Mb (d) Arthritis
31. The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the foetal skull are called
(a) Sutures (b) Areolas (c) Foramina. (d) Fontanelle
32. Myosin filament appear dark under microscope due to :-
(a) Dark colour (b) Melanin colour (c) Black colour (d) Double-refractive index
33. Long bones function in:
(a) support (b) support, erythrocyte and leukocyte synthesis (c) support and erythrocyte synthesis (d)
erythrocyte formation
34. A functional G-Actin molecule in its free state is bound to :
(a) Sodium ion and ATP
(b) Manganese ion and ATP
(c) Magnesium ion and ATP
(d) None of the above
35. The principal nitrogenous excretory compound in humans is synthesised
(a) in kidneys but eliminated mostly through liver
(b) in kidneys as well as eliminated by kidneys
(c) in liver and also eliminated by the same through bile
(d) in the liver, but eliminated mostly through kidneys
36. Formation of concentrated (hyperosmotic) urine in vertebrates generally depends on
(a) length of the proximal convoluted tubule
(b) length of Henle’s loop
(c) area of Bowman’s capsule epithelium
(d) capillary network forming glomerulus
37. In cortex area of kidney all structure are found except:
(a) Bowman capsule (b) D.C.T. (c) Majority of collecting duct. (d) Malphighian body
 38. Inner wall of urinary bladder is composed of
(a) Unstriped muscles. (b) Striped muscles (c) Stratified epithelium. (d) Transitional epithelium
39. In the renal tubules the permeability of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct to water
is controlled by:
(a) Vasopressin (b) Aldosterone
(c) Growth hormone (d) Renin.
40. Brush border is characteristic of:
(a) Neck of nephron (b) Collecting tube (c) Proximal convoluted tubule
(d) All the above
41. Glucose is taken back from glomerular filtrate through:
(a) Active transport (b) Passive transport (c) Osmosis (d) Diffusion
42. Excretory products of mammalian embryo are eliminated by-
(a) Placenta (b) Amniotic fluid (c) Allantois. (d) Ureters
43. Diameter of the renal afferent arterioles is
(a) Same as that of efferent
(b) Smaller than that of efferent
(c) Larger than that of efferent
(d) There is no efferent vessel
44. The layer of heart pericardium which checks its overstretching and overfilling as well as also
protects heart from mechanical injury is :
(a) Serous pericardium (b) Visceral pericardium. (c) Parietal pericardium. (d) Fibrous pericardium
45. The statement incorrect about human heart is
(a) It is derived from endoderm.
(b) It is myogenic.
(c) Wall of the left ventricle is thickest.
(d) It is four chambered.
46. Artery is a blood vessel which carries blood
(a) Away from the heart
(b) Towards the heart
(c) Has deoxygenated blood without exception
(d) None of the above
47. The cardiovascular centre is located in
(a) Cerebellum. (b) Cerebrum
(c) Pons. (d) Medulla oblongata
48. Systolic pressure is higher than diastolic pressure due to:
(a) Volume of blood in the heart is greater during systole
(b) Arteries contract during systole
(c) Blood vessels offer resistance to flowing blood during systole
(d) Blood is forced into arteries during systole.
49. Which of the following statements is true for lymph?
(a) WBC and serum
(b) All components of blood except RBCs and some proteins
(c) RBCs, WBCs and plasma
(d) RBCs proteins and platelets.
50. Blood enters the heart because muscles of the
(a) Ventricles contract. (b) Ventricles relax. (c) Atria contract. (d) Atria relax
51. In the systemic circulation, blood vessel that carries blood from the intestine to liver is named
(a) Hepatic portal arch
(b) None of these
(c) Hepatic portal artery
(d) Hepatic portal vein.
52. The prehypertension blood pressure value is a measurement between :
(a) 120/80 and 139/89. (b) 139/89 and 140/90. (c) 120/80 and 140/90. (d) 100/70 and 120/80
53. Which one of the following statements about blood constituents and transport of respiratory
gases is most accurate?
(a) RBCs transport oxygen whereas WBCs transport CO2
(b) RBCs transport oxygen whereas plasma transports only CO2
(c) RBCs as well as WBCs transport both oxygen and CO2
(d) RBCs as well as plasma transport both oxygen and CO2
54. Antigens are present
(a) inside the nucleus. (b) on cell surface (c) inside the cytoplasm. (d) on nuclear membrane
55. The specialised patch of modified heart muscles from where contraction initiates, is/are :
(a) Pacesetter of heart
(b) Both SAN and AVN together
(c) Pacemaker of heart
(d) None of the Above
56. Carotid artery carries the blood which is:
(a) Impure blood to kidneys
(b) Oxygenated blood to brain
(c) Oxygenated blood to heart
(d) Impure blood from brain
57. Adult human RBCs are enucleated. Which of the following statement(s) is/are the most
appropriate explanation for this feature?
I. They are somatic cells
II. They do not need to reproduce
III. All their internal space is available to transport oxygen
IV. They do not metabolize

A. I, II, and IV B. III and IV

C. Only III D. Only I

58. Name the blood cells whose reduction in number in cause clotting disorder, leading to
excessive loss of blood from the body
A. thrombocytes B. erythrocytes
C. Neutrophils D. leukocytes
59. Serum differs from blood in lacking
A. antibodies B. clotting factors
C. albumins D. globulins
60. This blood vessel in mammals would typically carry the largest amount of urea
A. Dorsal aorta B. Renal vein
C. Hepatic portal vein D. Hepatic vein
61. Doctors use a stethoscope to hear the sounds produced during each cardiac cycle. The
second sound is heard when
A. Semilunar valves close down after the blood flows into vessels from ventricles
B. AV valves open up
C. Ventricular walls vibrate due to gushing in of blood from atria
D. AV node receives signal from SA node
62. How do parasympathetic neural signals affect the working of the heart?
A. both heart rate and cardiac output increase
B. reduce both heart rate and cardiac output
C. heart rate is increased without affecting the cardiac output
D. heart rate decreases but cardiac output increases
63. Lungs are made up of air-filled sacs, the alveoli. They do not collapse even after forceful
expiration, because of
A. expiratory reserve volume
B. inspiratory reserve volume
C. residual volume
D. tidal volume
64. Lungs do not collapse between breaths and some air always remains in the lungs which can
never be expelled because
A. there is a positive intrapleural pressure
B. there is negative intrapleural pressure pulling at the lung walls
C. there is negative pressure in the lungs
D. pressure in the lungs is higher than the atmospheric pressure
65. Name the chronic respiratory disorder caused mainly by cigarette smoking
A. Respiratory Alkalosis B. Respiratory Acidosis
C. Asthma D. Emphysema
66. Approximately 70% of carbon dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs
A. as carbamino hemoglobin
B. by binding to R.B.C
C. in the form of dissolved gas molecules
D. as bicarbonate ions
67. People who have migrated from the planes to an area adjoining Rohtang pass about 6 months
back
A. are not physically fit to play games like football
B. have more RBCs and their hemoglobin has a lower binding affinity to O2
C. have the usual RBC count, but their hemoglobin has very high binding affinity to O2
D. suffer from altitude sickness with symptoms like nausea, fatigue, etc
68. A large proportion of oxygen remains unused in the human blood even after its uptake by the
body tissue. This O2
A. helps in releasing more O2 to the epithelial tissues
B. is enough to keep oxyhemoglobin saturation at 96%
C. raises the pCO2 of blood to 75mm of Hg
D. acts as a reserve during muscular exercise
69. Bulk of carbon dioxide (CO2) released from body tissues into the blood is present as
A. carbamino-hemoglobin in RBCs B. 70% carbamino-hemoglobin and 30% as bicarbonate
C. free CO2 in blood plasma
D. bicarbonate in blood plasma and RBCs
70. What is true about RBCs in humans?
A. they transport about 80% oxygen only and the rest 20% of it is transported in the dissolved state in
blood plasma
B. they transport 99.5% of O2
C. they carry about 20-25% of CO2
D. they do not carry CO2 at all
71. Assertion: Atrial Natriuretic Factor acts as a check on the renin-angiotensin mechanism
Reason: ANF can cause vasodilation (dilation of blood vessels) and thereby decrease the blood
pressure
72. Assertion: juxta medullary nephrons are situated in the renal cortex and consist of a short loop
of Henle.
Reason: juxta medullary nephrons control plasma volume when water supply is normal.
73. The two kidneys lie in man
(a) At the level of ovaries (b) At the same level (c) Left kidney at a higher level than the right
one (d) Right kidney at a higher level than the left one
88. Identify the following:

a) A- sulcus, B- Cognitive function, C- Control body heat

b) A- Cerebrum, B-Cerebellum, c- Pons
c) A- cognitive function, B- Equilibrium of the body, C- Control breathing
d) A- Cerebrum, B- Pons,C- Medulla oblongata
89. If the source of bright light in front of eye suddenly become bright
(a) Focus of lens changes(b) Pupil contract(c) Vitreous humor becomes liquid like(d) Retina blood
supply is cut-off
90. The most abundant intracellular cation is:
(a) Ca++(b) H+(c) K+(d) Na+