Biology

Animal Tissue and Anatomy

1,349 Questions

Test your knowledge of animal tissues and anatomical structures with these practice questions. The set covers human organs, reproductive systems, and sensory receptors. These fundamental biology topics frequently appear in medical and competitive examinations.

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Animal Tissue and Anatomy Questions

Multiple choice

Organ of corti in human body is

  1. photoreceptive cells in the cornea of eye

  2. the hearing component in the middle ear

  3. sensory organ of hearing in the inner ear

  4. an endocrine gland producing cortisone
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Organ of corti is present in cochlea of the inner ear and contains auditory sensory cells

Multiple choice

Column of Bertin in human body is :

  1. Columns of blood capillaries in heart

  2. Medullary extension of renal cortex

  3. Pyramidal nerves of cerebral cortex

  4. Reproductive tract in males
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Named after the scientist who discovered it , column of Bertin is also called renal column and found in kidneys

Multiple choice

The hollow space of middle ear is called :

  1. Eustachian tube

  2. Fenestra ovalis

  3. Round window

  4. Cavum tympani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cavum tympani or tympanic cavity is a small space in middle ear surrounding the malleus ,incus and stapes 

Multiple choice

The epithelium of bronchioles is

  1. pseudostratified and columnar

  2. squamous and sensory

  3. pseudostratified and sensory

  4. cuboidal and columnar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The epithelium of bronchioles changes form pseudostratified columnar to columnar and then to cuboidal in the terminal broncholes.

Multiple choice

What are the red pulp cords of the spleen called?

  1. Malpighian corpuscles

  2. Cords of Billroth

  3. Peritoneum

  4. Lacteals
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Cords of Billroth (also known as splenic cords or red pulp cords) are found in the red pulp of the spleen between the sinusoids.

Multiple choice

Which of the following best descibes cisterna chyli?

  1. An oval-shaped organ of the lymphatic system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach and linked by lymphatic vessels

  2. It is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.

  3. Largest lymphatic organ of the body

  4. Outer membrane of spleen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Cisterna chyli is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. It receives fatty chyle from the intestines and thus, acts as a conduit for the lipid products of digestion. It is the most common drainage trunk of most of the body's lymphatics.

Multiple choice

Müller's fibres are found in the

  1. retina

  2. pancreas

  3. heart

  4. kidney
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Muller's fibres (Müller glia) are specialized glial cells found in the vertebrate retina. They span the entire thickness of the retina and provide structural and metabolic support to the neurons.

Multiple choice

Tip of the triangle of LOGO turtle is called

  1. nose

  2. back

  3. ear

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In LOGO turtle graphics, the turtle is an isosceles triangle. The pointed vertex that indicates the direction of movement is called the nose.