Health And Disease Multiple Choice Question MCQ
Categories: Health
1. Immunosuppressants such as _________ prevent transplanted organs from being rejected in recipients. (A) Thrombin (B) Cyclosporine (C) Aspirin (D) None of the above Ans. (B) 2. Both B & T lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow; however, only the T lymphocytes travel to the ______ and mature there. (A) Spleen (B) Thymus (C) Pituitary gland (D) Adrenal gland Ans. (B) 3. The _________ is at its largest in children, but with the onset of puberty, it eventually shrinks and gets replaced by fat. (A) Thymus (B) Hypothalamus (C) Parathyroid gland (D) None of the above Ans. (A) 4. Ascaris lumbricoides is a species of parasitic roundworm that lives in _________. (A) Humans (B) Grasshoppers (C) Pigs (D) None of the above Ans. (A) 5. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated? (A) Smallpox (B) Rinderpest (C) Polio (D) All of the above Ans. (D) 6. A kind of an injury or damage, which results in the premature death of all the nearby cells in a tissue or an organ through autolysis is called _______. (A) Neurosis (B) Necrosis (C) Apoptosis (D) Cellular senescence Ans. (B) 7. Hypochondria is also termed as_______. (A) Health anxiety (B) Sleep apnea (C) Hypnagogia (D) Narcolepsy Ans. (A) 8. The immune system comprises_______. (A) Humoral and fibrous systems (B) Humoral and Cell-mediated systems (C) Antigens (D) Lymphocytes Ans. (B) 9. Which of the following is a viral disease? (A) Diphtheria (B) Filariasis (C) Leprosy (D) Influenza Ans. (D) 10. Carcinoma arises from the_______. (A) Epithelial cells (B) Bone Marrow (C) Pigment containing Cells (D) None of the above Ans. (A) 11. Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops from _______. (A) Granulocytes (B) Melanocytes (C) Adipocyte (D) None of the above Ans. (B) 12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes aids by attacking a type of white blood cell called_______. (A) CD4 (B) CD3 (C) CD8 (D) None of the above Ans. (A) 13. Plague is caused by the bacterium _______. (A) Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (B) Yersinia pestis (C) Yersinia enterocolitica (D) None of the above Ans. (B) 14. Elephantiasis is caused by _______. (A) Filarial worms (B) Flatworms (C) Tapeworms (D) None of the above Ans. (A) 15. ___________ is an example of a stimulant. (A) Lorazepam (B) Amphetamine (C) Oxazepam (D) Phencyclidine Ans. (B)