ZOOLOGY FOR NEET & NET
G.L.N.Prasad, Head, Dept of Zoology, Govt.UG & PG College (M), Anantapur
G.L.N.Prasad, Head, Dept of Zoology, Govt.UG & PG College (M), Anantapur
- Study of effect of radiation on life is called radiobiology. It is also called actinobiology.
- Study of acquired characters is called ctetology
- Study of whales is cetology
- Study of sleep is hypnology
- Study of effect of light on living organisms is photobiology
- Study of joints and ligaments is syndesmology
- Study of diseases is nosology
- Study of unfavorable conditions to human race is called dysgeneics
- Indigestion is also known as dyspepsia
- Vomiting is also known as emesis
- In man 12 teeth are monophyodont
- Monophyodont teeth in man are premolars
- Study of function less rudimentary organs is dysteleology
- Parturition is a complex neuroendocrine mechanism
- In a woman, labor pains can be induced artificially by administering oxytocin or prostaglandins.
- Horned toad is a desert lizard but not an amphibian
- Bombinator is known for warning coloration
- Xenopus is a frog used in a test to confirm human pregnancy
- The term dinosaurs means "terrible lizard"
- Eosinophils have receptors for IgE antibodies
- Haematocrit is calculated by Wintrobe tube
- Bird continent is located in South America
- High levels of estrogens inhibit prolactin
- Hormones are also known as autocoids
- Prostaglandins are discovered in human semen.