NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-91

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    Which one of the following pairs of chemical substances is correctly categorized?

    A) Calcitonin and thymosin - Thyroid hormones

    B) Pepsin and prolactin - Two digestive enzymes secreted in stomach

    C) Troponin and myosin - Complex proteins in striated muscles

    D) Secretin and rhodopsin ? Polypeptide hormones

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Troponin is a protein which is found on actin filament and myosin protein is found in myosin filament. Both actin and myosin are complex proteins in striated muscles. Thymosin is a hormone secreted by the thymus that stimulates development of T- cells. Prolactin is a hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates breast development and milk production in women. Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is not a hormone. It is a biological pigment in photoreceptor cells of the retina that is responsible for the first events in the perception of light.


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