Embryology and Histology (Meiosis to Man) Past-paper 2k14 1. Which of the following in not diploid? a. spermatogonia b. spermatid c.

sertoli cell d. ? 2. Which is true about the Zona Reaction of the Zona Pellucida? a. Prevents Polyspermy b. Facilitates penetration by the sperm c. ? d. ? 3. Where is stratefied cuboidal epithelium with found a. collecting tubules of kidney b. ? c. ? d. ? 4. Where is simple squamous epithelium found a. Aorta b. sweat gland duct c. ? d. ? 5. Where is stratified columnar epithelium found a. seminiferous tubule b. fallopian tubes c. ? d. ? 6. Which of the following is derived from mesoderm? a. lens of eye b. Trigone of urinary bladder c. ? d. ? 7. Which of the following is formed from ectoderm? a. Pancreatic acinii b. Cortex of Suprarenal gland c. ? d. ? 8. Which is true about the Palatine tonsil? a. lined by stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium? b. only afferent lymphatics c. lined by simple columnar with cilia d. ?

9. Where is dense regular connective tissue found? a. tendon b. skin c. superficial fascia d. blood vessels 10. Which of the following has both afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels a. spleen b. lymph node c. thymus d. palatine tonsil 11. Where are cords of Billroth found? a. Spleen b. Thymus c. lymph node d. lingual tonsil 12. Where are Hassall's Corpuscles found? a. Spleen b. Thymus c. lymph node d. ? 13. Which of the following is lobulated? a. Spleen b. Thymus c. ? d. ? 14. Which of the following twining is as a result of fertilization of two separate eggs? a. Dizygotic b. Monozygotic c. Identical d. Maternal 15. Which of the following is true about monozygotic twins? a. Have identical Genome b. ? c. ? d. ? 16. Which of the following marks the beginning of gastrulation a. formation of the primitive node b. ? c. ? d. ?

17. Which is true about the notocord? a. it is situated between the epiblast and hypoblast in the bilaminar embryo b. it persits at the centre of the vertebral bodies in adulthood c. it represents the ligament of the dens of the odontal process of the axis.? d. ? 18. Which is true about the neural tube? a. is formed from the mesoderm b. its cavity communicated with the communicates with the yolk sac via the anterior neuropore. c. the posterior neuropore closes before the anterior neuropore d. it extends from the caudally up to the level of the primitive node? 19. Which of the following secretes early pregnancy factor? a. Cytotrophoblast b. Syncitiotrophoblast c. trophoblast d. amnioblast 20. Which of the following has the ability to burrow deep into the decidua basalis? a. Syncitiotrophoblast b. Cytotrophoblast c. 21. How long does the process of fertilization take? a. 24hrs b. 48hrs c. ? d. ? 22. By which day is the blastocyst most likely formed? a. 2-4th day b. 4-6th day c. 6-8th day d. 8-10th day 23. At the point of ovulation, the secondary oocyte enters which of the following stages of meiosis? a. Prophase II b. Metaphase II c. Anaphase II d. Telophase II 24. B lymphocytes secrete antibodies, which of the following is likely to be abundant? a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum b. Rough endoplasmic reticulum c. lysosomes d. nucleoli 25. Which of the following does not occur in the development of a mature sperm? a. cytosol condensation

b. acrosomal formation c. golgi formation d. ? 26. The extracellular mesoderm or primary mesoderm is formed from which of the following? a.Primitive streak and epiblast b. Primitive streak and hypoblast c. epiblast and hypoblast d. ? 27. From which of the following is the placenta formed? a. Chorion frondosum and the Decidua basalis b. ? c. ? d. ? 28. What is the average length of the umbilical cord? a. 55-65 cm b. ? c. ? d. ? 29. What is the average weight of the placenta? a. 500g b. 1100g c. ? d. ? 30. What type of placenta is the human placenta? a. Haemoendotheleal b. Haemochoreal c. endotheliochoreal c. epitheliochoreal 31. By which day does the process of implantation begin? a. 5 b. 6 c. ? d. ? 32. The inter-villous space of the placenta is filled with: a. Maternal blood b. Fetal blood vessels c. cytotrophoblast d. extra-embryonic mesoderm 33. Which of the following is present in intercalated disks? a. gap junction b. zona adherens

c. zona macula d. ? 34. The space around isogenous condrocytes is rich in which of the followin? a. collagen b. chondroitin sulphate c. ? d. ? 35. The pale staining nature of purkinje fibres of the heart is due to? a. unusually high proportions of actin-myosin b. unusually low proportions of actin-myosin c. unusually high proportions of adipose tissue d. unusually low proportions of adipose tissue 36. Purkinje firbres assist in which function in the heart a. conduction b. ? c. ? d. ? 37. In which area of the brain are pyrimidal cells associated? a. Cerebellar cortex b. Cerebral cortex c. Medullary cortex d. ? 38. What is the provides the function of support and nutrition in the central nervous system? a. Oligodendrocytes b. astrocytes c. glial cells d. ? 39. What provides myleination of nerve fibres in the peripheral nervous system? a. Neurilemma b. Oligodendrocytes c. ? d. ? 40. The nuclei of columnar cells are a. round b. rod shaped c. spindle shaped d. flattened 41. Which of the following has no perichondrium a. fibrocartilage b. elastic cartilage of the pinna of the ear c. hyaline cartilage of the trachea

d. ? 42. The inner layer of the outer cortex of lymph nodes contain which of the following? a. T lymphocytes b. B lymphocytes c. Macrophages d. Plasma cells 43. In the event of invasion by pathogen which triggers the immune response, germinal centers are due to? a. Proliferation b. Degeneration c. Regeneration d. Apoptosis 44. Which of the following is not true about congenital malformations of the fetus? a. Most are due to multiple factors b. The embryo is most susceptible during the 1st and 2nd weeks of intrauterine developement c. Teratogens have a significant effect on the foetus during the tissue and organ development stage d. ? 45. Where is simple cuboidal epithelium with microvilli found. a. Proximal convoluted tubule of Kidney b. ? c. ? d. ? 46. When does the primitive streak first appear? a. early part of the 2nd week of embryonic development d. 20th day c. ? d. ? 47. Who was the first to describe the germ layers of the embryo? a. Baer b. Panda c. ? d. ? 48. Before meiosis, the number of chromosomes in the cell: a. Doubles b. Quadruples c. ? d. ? 49. What is the correct order of mitosis? a. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase b. prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

c. metaphase, prophase, anaphase telophase d. metaphase, anaphase, prophase, telophase