Here are the questions with their correct answers:
16) Total body water is measured by
✅ A. Deuterium oxide (Heavy water / D₂O)
Deuterium oxide is a dilution indicator that distributes throughout all body water compartments, making it the standard tracer for measuring total body water (TBW).
17) The cell responsible for bone resorption are
✅ B. Osteoclast
Osteoclasts are large multinucleated cells derived from monocyte/macrophage lineage. They secrete acids and proteases (cathepsin K) to break down bone matrix - this is bone resorption.
- Osteoblasts = bone formation
- Osteocytes = mechanosensing/maintenance
- Chondroblasts = cartilage formation
18) Receptor for stretch reflex is
✅ A. Muscle spindle
Muscle spindles (intrafusal fibers) are the sensory receptors that detect muscle stretch. When a muscle is stretched, Ia afferent fibers from spindles fire and cause a reflex contraction - this is the classic stretch reflex (e.g., knee-jerk reflex).
- Golgi tendon organ detects tension (inverse stretch reflex)
- Pacinian corpuscles detect vibration/pressure
19) The primary receptor responsible for colour vision is
✅ B. Cones
Cones are concentrated in the fovea centralis and contain three types of photopigments (S, M, L) sensitive to different wavelengths of light, enabling colour discrimination. Rods are for low-light/scotopic vision only.
20) Sertoli cell secrete
✅ A. Androgen binding protein (ABP)
Sertoli cells (nurse cells of the testis) secrete Androgen Binding Protein under FSH stimulation. ABP concentrates testosterone in the seminiferous tubules to support spermatogenesis.
- Testosterone is secreted by Leydig cells (not Sertoli cells)
- LH stimulates Leydig cells (it is a pituitary hormone, not secreted by Sertoli cells)