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  1. Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are

  2. A.

     Exteroceptors

    B.

     Proprioceptors

    C.

     Interoceptors

    D.

     Mechanoreceptors


  3. Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the

  4. A.

     Muscles

    B.

     Nerves

    C.

     Bones

    D.

     All of the above


  5. Lacrymal glands are situated in the

  6. A.

     Palms

    B.

     Buccal cavity

    C.

     Buccal cavity

    D.

     Stomach


  7. Which of the following acts as an insulator against heat, cold and as a shock-absorber in the body?

  8. A.

     Dermis

    B.

     Epidermis

    C.

     Subcutaneous fat layer

    D.

     None of the above


  9. A/An ________ tissue is formed beneath the skin and between internal organs.

  10. A.

     Epithelial

    B.

     Nervous

    C.

     Muscular

    D.

     Adipose


  11. Study of process of ageing

  12. A.

     Genocology

    B.

     Geronotology

    C.

     Ontogeny

    D.

     None of these


  13. Sweating is important

  14. A.

     For improvement of normal health

    B.

     To open the pore of skin

    C.

     To control the temperature of body

    D.

     To excret the smell of body


  15. The outermost layer of skin is

  16. A.

     Epidermis

    B.

     Dermis

    C.

     Tissues

    D.

     Hypodermis


  17. Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains

  18. A.

     A relatively stable internal environment within limits

    B.

     A changing state within an unlimited range

    C.

     The lowest possible energy usage

    D.

     A static state with no deviation from preset points


  19. The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is

  20. A.

     280K

    B.

     290K

    C.

     300K

    D.

     310K