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Important Questions on Locomotion and Movement
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.
Assertion: Osteoporosis is characterised by decreased bone mass and increased chances of fractures.
Reason: Common cause of osteoporosis is increased levels of estrogen.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Match the following columns and select the correct option:-
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Gout | (i) | Decreased levels of estrogen |
| (b) | Osteoporosis | (ii) | Low ions in the blood |
| (c) | Tetany | (iii) | Accumulation of uric acid crystals |
| (d) | Muscular dystrophy | (iv) | Autoimmune disorder |
| (v) | Genetic disorder | ||
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Uric acid crystals in joints | (i) | Arthritis |
| (b) | Inflammation of joints | (ii) | Autoimmune disorder |
| (c) | Myasthenia gravis | (iii) | Tetany |
| (d) | Prolonged contraction of muscle | (iv) | Osteoporosis |
| (v) | Gout |
The correct answer is
After X-ray examination, doctors told him that the pain is due to a slipped disc. What does this mean? How is it likely to affect his health?
(i). In man, the vertebral column has 33 bones organized as 28 bones.
(ii). The pelvic girdle is made up of two fused bones only.
(iii). Osteoporosis is characterized by micro-architectural deterioration of the bone.
Which of the following is a correct statement?
Find the true (T) and false (F) statements from the following:
(i) Deposition of uric acid in joints causes gout.
(ii) Asthma is caused due to destruction of alveolar walls in smokers.
(iii) Narrowing of the lumen of arteries due to deposition of cholesterol, fibers, fats and calcium causes arteriosclerosis.
(iv) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an example of Prions disease.
The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.
What is Gout?
