Presence of mucous over the skin of frog is an adaptation for:
A.Buccal respiration
B.Cutaneous respiration
C.Pulmonary respiration
D.None of these
Category: Integumentary System Mcqs
Sweat glands in mammals are concerned primarily with:
A.Osmoregulation
B.Rendering skin water proof
C.Removal of excess salt from body
D.Regulation of body temperature
The warm-blooded nature of mammals is aimed:
A.Producing constant heat energy for physiologiical functions
B.Keeping body temperature constant under fluctuating environmental temperature
C.Allowing increase in evaporation at body surface
D.Speeding anabolic rate
Mammary glands in mammals are modified:
A.Apocrine swet glands
B.Modified sebaceous glands
C.Ecrine sweat glands
D.None of these
Skin in a vertebrate consists of:
A.Epidermis
B.Dermis
C.Both of these
D.None of these
Which group has homiothermal animals:
A.Whale, pigeon, bat
B.Crocodile, alligator, turtle
C.Dog-fish, cat-fish, sea-horse
D.Frog, toad, salamander
Regulation of body temperature in a homiotherms during high environmental temperature would involve:
A.Dialation of blood vessels of skin
B.Constriction of blood vessels of skin
C.No change in the blood vessels of skin
D.Decreased flow of blood without any change in blood vessles
In taxidermy, the skin is:
A.Classified
B.Used in classification of animals
C.Diseased
D.Preserved with the help of chemicals
In the process of tanning the:
A.Epidermis is treated with salts of heavy metals
B.Dermis is treated with salts of heavy metals
C.Both are treated with salts of heavy metals
D.None of them are treated with salts of heavy metals
In rabbit the skin is hairy but in frog it is smooth and naked. This feature is necessary because:
A.Skin in frog is protective
B.Skin in frog is thermoregulatory
C.Skin in frog is respiratory
D.Skin in frog is sensory
