Body Fluids and...

In the systemic circulation, blood vessel that carries blood from the intestine to liver is named :

The cardiovascular centre is located in :

Prothrombin plays crucial role in blood coagulation and vitamin K is considered essential for blood clotting, now read the following :

i. Vitamin K is necessary for synthesis of prothrombin in liver.
ii. Vitamin K is necessary for synthesis of prothrombin in bone marrow.
iii. Vitamin K is necessary for conversion of prothrombin into active thrombin.

Mayank stood still for a long time and he felt swelling of feet. What would you suggest him :

Angina pectoris is very often mistaken for :

The list of risk factors associated with hypertension doesn’t include :

Match the following:

column A
a) Atherosclerosis
b) Haemorrhage
c) Heparin
d) Polycythemia

column B

i) Hypotension
ii) High blood pressure
iii) Abnormal increase in RBC count
iv) Anticoagulant

When a person suffers from chest pain :

i. the reason for this suffering is decreased blood flow and simultaneously lowered oxygen supply to an area of the heart.
ii. deprived of oxygen, myocardium opts for alternative pathways i.e. anaerobic respiration and its byproduct ethanol causes the pain.

Meghna suffers from allergic asthma. After a blood test her leucocyte count displayed an abnormal increase in the number of :