Test MCQ Control & Coordination1
Test MCQ Control & Coordination1
6. The hormone responsible for the regulation of blood glucose levels is:
a) Insulin b) Glucagon c) Adrenaline d) Thyroxine
9. Which of the following is responsible for the coordination of voluntary movement in humans?
a) Cerebrum b) Cerebellum c) Medulla oblongata d) Hypothalamus
10. Which of the following is responsible for the regulation of heart rate and breathing in humans?
a) Cerebrum b) Cerebellum c) Medulla oblongata d) Hypothalamus
12. The brain is lodged inside the cavity of the skull known as:
a. Piamater b. Duramater c. Cranium d. Meninges
14. Which hormone brings about the development of the mammary gland?
a. Estrogen b. Progesterone c. Relaxin d. Oxytocin
18. The neurons that carry nerve impulses from the spinal cord to effectors are called –
a. Sensory neurons b. motor neurons c. Interneurons d. spinal neurons
19. Which of the following statements are true about the brain?
i.The main thinking part of the brain is the hindbrain.
ii.Centers of hearing, smell, memory, sight, etc are located in the forebrain.
iii.Salivation, vomiting, and blood pressure is controlled by the medulla in the hindbrain.
iv.The cerebellum does not control the posture and balance of the body.
a. (i) and (ii) b. (ii) and (iii) c. (i), (ii) and (iii) d. (iii) and (iv)
20. The substance that results in the fall of mature leave and fruits from plants is due to:
a. Auxin b. Gibberellins c. ABA d. Cytokinin
29. The substance that triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from
plants is due to
(a) Auxin (b) Gibberellins (c) Cytokinin (d) Abscisic acid
30. Nerves throughout the body other than Brain and spinal cord form
___.
(a) CNS (b) PNS (c) ANS (d) AAS
33. Involuntary actions including blood pressure, salivation and vomiting are controlled by
the __________ in the hind-brain.
(a) Medals (b) Cerebellum (c) Medulla (d) Cerebrum
34. A potted plant kept in a room tends to bend towards the direction of light. This movement is
called
(a) Photographism (b) Photonastism (c) Photoperiodism (d) Phototropism
36. The endocrine organ present in human female but not in human male is
(a) Testis (b) Ovary (c) Pituitary gland (d) Thymus
38. People living in coastal areas suffer less from goiter. This is because
(a) They eat sea food (b) They drink sea water (c) They bathe in sea water (d) All of the above
39. The upward or down ward movement of shoot and root respectively is influenced by gravity.
Such movement is called
(a) Gravity movement (b) Gravitytropism (c) Geotropism (d) Gravitism
40. The direction of impulse in a typical neuron is
(a) Axon to dendron (b) Dendron to axon (c) Both a and b are correct (d) Both a and b are wrong
41. One of the following statements is not true about thyroxine. This is :
(a) Thyroid gland requires iron to synthesise thyroxine
(b) It regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
(c) Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine
(d) Thyroid gland can enlarge due to lack of thyroxine
42. Which of the following does not act as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland ?
(a) testis (b) ovary (c) pituitary (d) pancreas
47. The part of brain which takes part in regulating respiration in the human body is :
(a) medulla (b) pons (c) cerebellum (d) cerebrum
48. In a neuron, the conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in :
(a) dendrite end (b) cell body (c) axon end (d) myelin sheath
49. One of the following gives the correct sequence of the components in a reflex arc. This is :
(a) Receptors → Muscle → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Spinal cord
(b) Receptors → Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle
50. The fluid that lies above and below the meninges of the brain is
called
(a) lymph (b) serum (c) plasma (d) cerebrospinal fluid