Quiz  /  Liver Class 12 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    In a normal human, which substance should be 100% reabsorbed, meaning that it should not be present in the urine

  • glucose
  • salt
  • water
  • urea

  • 2. 
    High pressure in Bowman's capsule is caused by a _________ afferent arteriole and a __________ efferent arteriole

  • large, small
  • small, large
  • nutrient rich, nutrient poor
  • nutrient poor, nutrient rich

  • 3. 
    Malpighian tubules are found in which of the following organisms

  • Humans
  • Crickets
  • Fish
  • Snakes

  • 4. 
    Which of the following is not eliminated via the excretory system

  • Excess nitrogenous waste
  • Water
  • Feces
  • All of above

  • 5. 
    Which of the following is not a plasma protein produced by the liver

  • Fibrinogen
  • Amylase
  • Globulin
  • Albumin

  • 6. 
    Which of the following is not a function of the liver

  • Formation of bile salts
  • Detoxification of blood
  • Osmoregulation
  • Storage of glycogen

  • 7. 
    The descending limb of the loop of Henle causes a loss of ______ while the ascending limb causes a loss of _______

  • salt, water
  • salt, urea
  • water, salt
  • water, urea

  • 8. 
    Kupffer cells break down which type of body cell

  • Glycogen
  • Erythrocytes
  • Leukocytes
  • Iron

  • 9. 
    The yellow skin caused by jaundice is from an overproduction of bilirubin (bile pigment) resulting from

  • The breakdown of red blood cells
  • The production of reactive metabolites in the detoxification process
  • The ultrafiltration of the blood
  • Overproduction of antioxidants

  • 10. 
    Hepatocytes produce what percentage of plasma proteins?

  • 90%
  • 80%
  • 10%
  • 20%

  • 11. 
    How is iron stored in hepatocytes?

  • As ferritin
  • As transferrin
  • As retinol
  • As calciferol

  • 12. 
    During hemoglobin recycling in the Kupffer cells, what is the fate of the four globin polypeptides that make a single hemoglobin protein?

  • Stored as ferritin
  • Carried to bone marrow
  • Hydrolyzed into amino acids
  • used to make bile

  • 13. 
    What does high-density lipoprotein (HDL) do?

  • raises your risk for heart disease and stroke
  • enters cell respiration to create ATP
  • absorbs cholesterol and carries it to the liver
  • increases glycogen stores in hepatocytes

  • 14. 
    Which of the following is a definition of excretion

  • process of eliminating metabolic waste like urea and carbon dioxide
  • removal of undigested and unusable waste
  • removal of waste

  • 15. 
    How are amino acids stored in hepatocytes?

  • As transferrin
  • As hemoglobin
  • As bile salts
  • They are not stored, but exreted as nitrogenous waste

  • 16. 
    What type of cell is a Kuppfer cell?

  • platelet
  • leucocyte
  • APC
  • macrophage

  • 17. 
    The liver is the largest internal organ in the body.

  • True
  • False

  • 18. 
    Which of these is NOT a role of the liver?

  • detoxification
  • produces hormone glucagon
  • destruction of red blood cells
  • stores glycogen and vitamins

  • 19. 
    What is B?

  • bile duct
  • bile calaliculi
  • hepatic artery
  • sinusoid

  • 20. 
    Within the liver, into what structure does the hepatic portal vein subdivide?

  • sinusoids
  • capillaries
  • hepatocytes
  • canaliculi

  • 21. 
    What is D?

  • heptic artery
  • heptic vein
  • sinusoid
  • Kupffer cells

  • 22. 
    If a person has liver disease, they may need to get:

  • Dialysis
  • Kidney transplant
  • Liver transplant
  • None

  • 23. 
    What is C?

  • hepatic vein
  • sinusoid
  • hepatic portal vein
  • bile canaliculi

  • 24. 
    Why does ammonia have to be converted to urea before being carried in the blood?

  • It is highly soluble.
  • It is highly insoluble.

  • 25. 
    Which of these is NOT stored by the liver?

  • Vitamins
  • Bile
  • Iron
  • Glycogen

  • 26. 
    The liver is the hottest organ in the body.

  • True
  • False

  • 27. 
    What is A?

  • Hepatic portal vein
  • Hepatic vein
  • Hepatic artery
  • Interlobular vessels
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