BHU PMT BHU PMT (Screening) Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Sea gulls excrete excess of Na CI from:

    A)  liver                                     

    B)  lungs

    C)  nasal cavity                       

    D)  kidney

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Marine birds (sea gulls) have salt gland, to excrete large loads of salt eaten with their food and in the sea water they drink, as sea water contains about 3% salt which is three times saltier than a bird's body fluids. One salt glands is located above each eye. Each gland consists of several lobes arranged in parallel. Salt is secreted into many radially arranged tubules, then flows into a central canal that leads into the nose (nares).


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