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Nissl's bodies found in neurons are :-
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"Nodes of Ranviers" are found in :-
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Afferent nerve fiber conducts impulse from :-
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Nissl granules occur in which part and what is their function ?
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The parts of the neurons that perform basic cellular functions such as protein synthesis etc. :–
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The nerves leading to the central nervous system are called :-
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Unit of nervous system :-
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Integrative system in the body are :-
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The Schwann sheath is :-
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Rapid integration of the functional activities in human is achieved by :-
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Which one of the following types of neurons are most numerous in the body ?
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Sheath of schwann occurs on :-
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Which cell-organellae absent in neurons ?
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Nerve fibres are surrounded by an insulating fatty layer called :-
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Myelinogenesis (Myelin formation) process occur in C.N.S. (central nervous system)
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Which of the following statement is correct for node of Ranvier of nerve ?
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The “Nissle's granules” of nerve cell's are made up of :-
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Non Myelinated axons differ from myelinated in that they :-
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If myelin sheath is continuous in myelinated nerve fibre than what will happens in neuronal conduction?
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Nerve cells do not possess -
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Myelin sheath covers which of the following ?
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Dendrites are associated with which system ?
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The gray matter differs from white matter in the:-
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Nerve cells possess
(a) Dendrites (b) Axon (c) Sarcolemma (d) Neurilemma
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The nervous system is derived from :-
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The nerve cell can be distinguished from other cells of the body by the presence of :-
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Function of nervous tissue is :-
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Which of the following processes occur only in animals ?
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Which cell in our body is more than a feet long?
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Which cell stop dividing after birth ?
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In which animal, nerve cell is present but brain is absent ?
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Intercellular communication in multicellular organism occurs through -
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Myelin sheath is derived from :
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Synaptic vesicles are found in –
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Nissl's granules are absent in :
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In a myelinated neuron, two adjacent myelin sheaths are separated by gaps called :
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Nissl's granules are found in :
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Chemical transmission of nerve impulses from one neuron to another at a synapse is by:-
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Saltatory conduction occurs in :-
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When a nerve fibers is stimulated the inside of the membrane becomes :-
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"Jumping of the action potential" at the nodes of ranvier is known as :-
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Nerve impulses are generated by nerve fibers only when the membrane shall become more permeable to :-
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Speed of impulse on nerves in mammals is :-
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The functional connection between two neurons is called :-
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Conduction of nerve impulse is :-
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A short period during which a nerve is unable to conduct nerve impulse is called :-
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When the axons membrane is positively charged outside and negatively charged inside, then the condition is known as :-
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The main function of acetylcholine is to :-
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Depolarization of axolemma during nerve conduction takes place because of-
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In the resting state of the neural membrane, diffusion due to concentration gradients, if allowed, would drive :-
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Unidirectional transmission of a nerve impulse through synapse fibre is due to :–
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Repolarisation of Neuron is occured due to:-
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If GABA is released at synapse area then what will happens :-
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Nerve impulse travel through synapse with the help of
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A typical value of resting membrane potential is:
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Pre synaptic membrane is part of :
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Acetylcholinesterase enzyme splits acetylcholine into :
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During nerve impulse conduction permeability of a membrane is greater for :
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Acetylcholinesterase help in breaking :
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Action potential of a nerve cell is generated by :
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Connection between axon and dendrite is :
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During repolarisation of nerve :
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Which of the following diagram illustrates the distribution of Na⁺ and K⁺ ions in a section of non-myelinated axon which is at resting potential?
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The one way or unidirectional transmission of nerve cells is due to :
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The forebrain develops into-
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Nerve impulse initiates with the movement of:
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Na⁺/K⁺ pump in a cell is an example of –
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Corpus callosum connects :-
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Outer most covering of brain is called :-
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The membrane which cover the brain and the spinal cord is :-
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Cerebellum is concerned with :-
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Crura cerebri is located in :-
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The box like bony structure which encloses the brain is called :-
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In brain crura cerebri is a structure made of :-
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Which one of the following menix is present only in mammalian brain :-
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Small, solid and four optic lobes or colliculus called corpora quadrigemina are found in :-
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Hypothalamus is situated on the :-
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Epithalamus is situated on the :-
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Which of the following is a richly vascular layer with lots of blood capillaries :-
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Which of the following is not a part of hind brain :–
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Which is correct about Pons Varolii ?
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If the corpus callosum is removed in mammalian brain then what will be affected:-
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The name of nervous band connecting both the cerebral hemispheres in your brain -
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Arbor vitae is a part of -
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Human brain is covered by a hard layer called
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Which of the following is the part of mid brain?
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The function of cerebrospinal fluid does not include:
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Cerebral hemispheres of mammals consist of-
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Which of the following forms the cerebrospinal fluid:-
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If Broca's area is completely injured then what happen firstly:–
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In man the osmotic centres are situated in -
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Hypothalamus does not control -
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Choroid plexus is a network of -
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Voluntary activites of body are controlled by-
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Thermo regulatory center in human brain is :-
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Respiratory control in brain occurs in :-
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Drinking of alcohol affects mostly:-
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Which part of the brain regulates the body temperature, hunger and water balance :-
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Most of the involuntary action are controlled by :-
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When the medulla oblongata (M.O.) is damaged, then what happen ?
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Cerebellar hemisphere is the centre of :-
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Which part of brain is supposed to be damaged if in an accident, a person lost control of water balance, hunger and body temp. :-
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Which part of brain controls emotions like love, anger and pleasure –
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Brain of human differs from that of frog in having:-
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Difference found between brain of frog and Human is :-
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Hippocampal lobes are the parts of :-
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Which part of the brain is more developed in human?
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Which of the following is not correctly matched :-
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The correct sequence of meninges of brain from outside to inside is :
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The thermoregulatory centre in the body of man is found in :
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Part of brain concerned with the muscular movement is :
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In human corpus callosum connects :
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Broca's area of speech is present in :
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In human body muscular co-ordination is controlled by:
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The optic lobe in humans are represented by the corpora –
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Which of the following is not an organ of the central nervous system :-
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Ventral root of spinal nerve has :-
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Cavity in spinal cord is called :-
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Last end of spinal cord is called :-
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Through which aperture the spinal cord passes out of skull :-
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The "butter fly" like structure surrounding the central cavity of human's spinal cord is called :-
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Which has H-shaped gray matter ?
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Which cranial nerves are sensory :-
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Smallest cranial nerve is :-
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Which cranial nerve is the longest and supplies all parts of body other than head :-
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Purely motor cranial nerve includes :-
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Parasympathetic system increase activity of:-
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Which nerve is purely motor :-
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The III, VI and XI cranial nerve in mammals are respectively :-
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Heart is innervated by :-
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Number of spinal nerves in human :-
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Which nerve originates from medulla :-
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In human, autonomic nervous system is composed of :-
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are purely sensory :-
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Optic nerve is the :-
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All spinal nerves are :-
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Which of the following nerve helps in maintaining the equilibrium of body :-
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Autonomic nervous system controls :-
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Stimulation of sympathetic nervous system causes :-
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The two additional cranial nerves present in mammals are :-
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Which of the following spinal nerves does not found in human :-
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Which of the following cranial nerves of human are mixed in nature :-
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The cranial and spinal nerves are includedunder-
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Conservation of energy take place by :-
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If parasympathetic nerve is cut, then heart beat–
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Norepinephrine leads to increase in :–
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In a man, if abducens nerve is injured, which one of the following functions will be affected?
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Which cranial nerve provides taste sensation in anterior 2/3rd part of tongue –
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In emergency condition, all changes occur in our body except –
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Which of the following cranial nerve is not a motor nerve ?
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Match the following human spinal nerves in Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct options :
| Column-I | Column-II |
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| (A) | Cervical nerves | | (B) | Thoracic nerves | | (C) | Lumbar nerves | | (D) | Coccygeal nerves |
| | (I) | 5 pairs | | (II) | 1 pair | | (III) | 12 pairs | | (IV) | 8 pairs |
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9th Pair of cranial nerve in human is -
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Which of the following is not under the control of vagus nerve ?
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Which of the following is released by parasympathtic nervous system ?
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Facial nerve is –
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Number of cranial nerve in human is -
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Which of the following pair is mismatched–
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After sympathetic stimulation, which type of activities are not present in human being :
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Which of the following two systems are opposite in action to each other ?
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You are watching a horror movie and you notice your heart is beating fast and mouth is dry. It is because of -
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Movement of tongue is under the control of -
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If dorsal root of spinal cord is broken down then its effect is :-
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'ANS' effects on
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Five events in the transmission of nerve impulse across the synapse are given below
A. Opening of specific ion channels allows the entry of ions, a new action potential is generated in the post-synaptic neuron.
B. Neurotransmitter binds to the receptor on post synaptic membrane
C. Synaptic vesicle fuses with pre-synaptic membrane, neurotransmitter releases into synaptic cleft.
D. Depolarization of pre-synaptic membrane
E. Arrival of action potential at axon terminal.
In which sequence to the events occur?
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Which of the following is a motor nerve ?
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Which one of the following is not an effect of sympathetic nervous system –
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The following diagrammatic representation of reflex action shows knee jerk reflex.

In which of the following options corrects words for all the 5 blanks (A to E) are indicated?
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Reflex action is controlled by :-
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Find out the correct sequence of a simple reflex are :-
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Sight of delicious food usually makes mouth watery, it is a :-
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Reflex arc consists of :
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Which one of the following does not act as a neurotransmitter?
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During the transmission of nerve impulse through a nerve fibre, the potential on the inner side of the plasma membrane has which type of electric charge?
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Which one of the following pairs of structures distinguishes a nerve cell from other types of cell?
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During the propagation of a nerve impulse, the action potential results from the movement of :
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The nerve centres which control the body temperature and the urge for eating are contained in:
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A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neuro-hormonal control system?
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A diagram showing axon terminal and synapse is given below. Identify correctly at least two of A-D.
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How do parasympathetic neural signals affect the working of the human heart ?
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Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely to disrupt :
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Which of the following regions of the brain is incorrectly paired with its function?
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Myelin sheath is produced by:
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Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are present on:
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Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function?
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Which part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation?
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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Select the incorrect statement regarding synapses: an electrical synapse.
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Match Column- I with Column- II
| Column-I | Column-II |
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| (A) | Multipolar neuron | | (B) | Bipolar neuron | | (C) | Myelinated nerve fibre | | (D) | Unmyelinated nerve fibre |
| | (I) | Somatic neural system | | (II) | Cerebral cortex | | (III) | Retina of Eye | | (IV) | Spinal nerves |
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Which system provides an organised network of point to point connection :-
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Which role of neuron regarding different kinds of stimuli is absent :-
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The accompanied diagram shows the structure of neuron. Identify A to E.
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When a neuron is not conducting any impulse i.e. resting, the axonal membrane is -
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Pick out the incorrect statement?
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During depolarization of the neuronal membrane-
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Identify the correct set of statements :
(a) Limbic lobe consists of amygdala and pons.
(b) Cerebral aqueduct passes through the midbrain.
(c) The medulla contains centre which control respiration, cardiovascular reflexes and gastric secretions.
(d) Brain stem forms the connections between the cerebrum and midbrain.
(e) Knee jerk reflex is polysynaptic reflex. Choose the correct answer from options given below :
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Study the diagram of synapse-

I. Which alphabet indicate the location of the receptor molecules ?
II. Which alphabet points to a synaptic vesicles
III. Which alphabet points to neurotransmitter
IV. Which alphabet points to synaptic cleft
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Which of the following statements is false about the electrical synapse ?
I. At electrical synapses, the membranes of pre and post synaptic neurons are in very close proximity.
II. Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across the synapses.
III. Transmission of an impulse across electrical synapses is very similar to impulse conduction along single axon.
IV. Electrical synapses pass electrical signal between cells with the use of Ach
V. Electrical synapses are fast.
VI. Electrical synapses are rare in our system.
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Identify the correct set of statements :
(a) Myelinated nerve fibres are found in autonomic and the somatic neural systems.
(b) The gaps between two adjacent myelin sheaths are called nodes of Ranvier.
(c) The axonal membrane is impermeable to negatively charged proteins present in the axoplasm.
(d) Electrical synapses are rare in our system.
(e) Synaptic cleft is present in chemical synapse.
Choose the correct answer from options given below :
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Identify A, B, C and D in given diagram – Right cerebral hemisphere
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Multipolar neurons are found in the cerebral cortex.
Reason (R) : They consists of one axon and two or more dendrites.
In the light of the above statements,
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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The name of nervous band connecting the cerebral hemispheres is -
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Which of the following statements is incorrect about cortex of cerebrum ?
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Association areas in cerebral cortex are -
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The cerebrum wraps around a structure called thalamus, which is-
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Hypothalamus does not control -
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The inner parts of cerebral hemispheres and a group of associated deep structures like amygdala, hippocampus, etc; form a complex structure called-
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Which of the following statements or structures is not correct about the midbrain ?
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option –
I. Cerebellum has very convoluted surface in order to provide the additional space for more neurons. II. The medulla is connected to the spinal cord III. Medulla contains controlling centres for respiration, cardiovascular reflexes and gastric secretion.
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Different components of reflex arc are given below:
I. Effector organ II. Interneuron III. Motor neuron IV. Sensory neuron V. Sensory receptor Choose the correct order an action potential follows after a sensory receptor is stimulated-
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Where A stands for axon, D for dendrite, S for synapse, and CB for cell body, a typical sequence of structures between a receptor and an efferent is?
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What is meant by a reflex arc in the nervous system?
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Read the following statements :-
(A) Nervous system provides an organised network of point to point connection.
(B) The endocrine system provides chemical integration through hormone.
(C) The neural organisation is very complex in lower invertebrates.
(D) Neuron can detect & receive stimuli but can't transmit.
How many of above statements are false.
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The following diagrammatic representation of reflex action shows knee jerk reflex.

In which of the following options corrects words for all the 5 blanks (A to E) are indicated?
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Which of the following answer shows the correct arrangement of nerve fibre.
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Which statement is correct regarding neuron.
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Which of the nervous system transmit impulse from CNS to involuntary organs & smooth muscle ?
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Read the following statement :-
(A) Peripheral nervous system divide's in somatic nervous system & autonomic nervous system.
(B) Central nervous system includes brain & vertebral column.
(C) Afferent nerve fibre transmit impulse from CNS and vise versa is also correct How many of above statements is/are false
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Which of the following statement is correct.
(A) The electrical potential difference across the polarised plasma membrane is called as action potential in resting stage.
(B) Na⁺ ion is responsible for generating an action potential.
(C) The impulse is action potential
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Which of the statement is false regarding synapse?
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Na⁺ - K⁺ pump –
(A) Transports 3Na⁺ inwards & 2K⁺ outwards.
(B) Maintain ionic gradients by active transport.
(C) Works against a concentration gradient.
How many of above statements are false?
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Which of the following are controlled by limbic system:-
(A) Emotional reaction
(B) Sexual behaviour
(C) Respiration
(D) Olfaction
(E) Body balance
Choose the correct option –
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The prime area of brain where different type of information are integrated –