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The Nervous System MCQ

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The Nervous System MCQ

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The Nervous System MCQ's

Answer: (c) 1. The falx cerebri developing from the durometer is present between

(a) Brain and spinal cord


(b) Cerebellar hemispheres
(c) Cerebral hemispheres
(d) Subdural and epidural space
(e) Answer: (c)

2. Which of the following is the correct order of meninges from the inner side?

(a) Pia mater – arachnoid mater – durometer

(b) Pericardium – myocardium – endocardium

(c) Durometer – pia mater – arachnoid mater

(d) Durometer – arachnoid mater – pia mater

Answer: (d)

3. Space which separates arachnoid mater and durometer is ______.

(a) Epidural

(b) Mediastinum

(c) Subdural

(d) Subarachnoid

Answer: (c)

4. Neurons are aided by following glial cells except for ______.

(a) Ependymal

(b) Lymphocytes

(c) Oligodendrocytes

(d) Astrocytes

Answer: (b)

5. Which of the following structure at a synapse has the neurotransmitter?


(a) Schwan cells

(b) Synaptic cleft

(c) Synaptic knobs

(d) Synaptic vesicles

Answer: (d)

6. The action potential while the propagation of a nerve impulse is due to the movement of________.

(a) K+ ions from intracellular to extracellular fluid

(b) K+ ions from extracellular to intracellular fluid

(c) Na+ ions from intracellular to extracellular fluid

(d) Na+ ions from extracellular to intracellular fluid

Answer: (d)

7. In the left hemisphere, Broca’s area is related to_______.

(a) Speech

(b) Smell sensation

(c) Impulses received from eyes

(d) Reasoning and learning

Answer: (a)

8. As a stimulant of the CNS, cocaine interferes with the reuptake of _________ at synapses

(a) Epinephrine

(b) Dopamine

(c) Scetylcholine

(d) Oxygen

Answer: (b)

9. The synaptic vesicles a neuromuscular junction discharges______.


(a) adrenaline

(b) epinephrine

(c) acetylcholine

(d) none of the above

Answer: (c)

10. ______________ is the ability of neurons to initiate nerve impulses

(a) myelination

(b) conductivity

(c) irritability

(d) neurotransmission

1. The human nervous system comprises

a. the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system


b. the central nervous system and the somatic nervous system
c. the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems
d. the autonomic and the somatic nervous systems

Answer: A

2. The autonomic nervous system

a. enables us to act on the external environment


b. transmits motor information to the brain
c. regulates the internal environment
d. is located within the brain

Answer: C

3. The three main anatomical neural planes are

a. cerebral, horizontal and coronal


b. cerebral, ventral and dorsal
c. horizontal, anterior and posterior
d. sagittal, coronal and horizontal

Answer: D
4. The corpus callosum is a

a. source of hypothalamic hormones


b. neural pathway that connects the right and left hemispheres
c. part of the neocortex
d. structure in the cerebellum

Answer: B

5. In the 4th week after conception, the neural tube develops three swellings. These are

a. telencephalon, diencephalon and myelencephalon


b. telencephalon, diencephalon and metencephalon
c. cerebral cortex, limbic system and basal ganglia
d. forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain

6. The nose of a rat is

a. ventral
b. anterior
c. caudal
d. posterior

Answer: B

7. The autonomic nervous system is part of the

a. somatic nervous system


b. peripheral nervous system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. sympathetic nervous system

Answer: B

8. Which structure is part of the tectum?

a. superior colliculus
b. periaqueductal grey
c. substantia nigra
d. red nucleus

Answer: A

9. In general, afferent nerves carry sensory information


a. to the central nervous system
b. to the peripheral nervous system
c. from the central nervous system
d. from the cortex

Answer: A

10. The basal ganglia comprise

a. the caudate, putamen and globus pallidus


b. the amygdala, hippocampus and cingulated gyrus
c. the inferior and superior colliculi
d. the thalamus and hypothalamus

Answer: A

11. The cerebral cortex covers the

a. brain
b. cerebellum
c. great cerebral commissure
d. cerebral hemispheres

Answer: D

12. Telencephalon refers to

a. brain stem
b. cerebellum
c. cortex
d. cerebral hemispheres

Answer: D

13. The somatic nervous system is part of the

a. autonomic nervous system


b. peripheral nervous system
c. central nervous system
d. parasympathetic nervous system

Answer: B

14. The inferior and superior colliculi compose the

a. thalamus
b. myelencephalon
c. tectum
d. tegmentum

Answer: C
15. Most sensory nuclei of the thalamus project to the

a. cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. substantia nigra

Answer: A

16. Which of the following is NOT a function of cerebrospinal fluid:

a. to exchange nutrients and metabolic waste


b. to improve conduction of nerve signals between different brain regions
c. to provide mechanical protection to the brain
d. to carry neuroactive hormones in the nervous system

Answer: B

17. Which of the following generally acts to conserve energy?

a. somatic nervous system


b. peripheral nervous system
c. sympathetic nervous system
d. parasympathetic nervous system

Answer: D

18. Broca’s area is located in

a. the frontal lobe


b. the parietal lobe
c. the temporal lobe
d. the occipital lobe

Answer: A

19. The primary auditory cortex is located in:

a. the frontal lobe


b. the parietal lobe
c. the temporal lobe
d. the occipital lobe

Answer: C

20. Which of the following is a method for measuring neuroanatomy?


a. electroencephalography (EEG)
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
c. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
d. positron emission tomography (PET)

Answer: C

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