Highly vascular and closely investing protective coat around the brain is known as

1. Arachnoid 

2. Pia mater

3. Dura mater

4. Sub-arachnoid space

All of the following are parts of the forebrain, except  

1.  Cerebellum

2.  Corpus callosum

3.  Association areas

4.  Hypothalamus

The limbic system is formed by

1.  The hypothalamus, epithalamus, amygdala and hippocampus

2.  Hypothalamus, amygdala and hippocampus

3.  Corpora quadrigemina and hippocampus

4.  Midbrain an hindbrain 

The part of the human brain located between the thalamus/hypothalamus and pons is

1.  Forebrain

2.  Midbrain

3.  Hindbrain

4.  Vestibular apparatus 

The canal passing through the midbrain is called

1.  Medulla oblongata

2.  Cerebral aqueduct

3.  Eustachian tube

4.  Aqueous chamber

The vomiting centre is situated in

1.  Cerebrum

2.  Cerebellum

3.  Medulla

4.  Hypothalamus 

Which of the following meninges is in contact with the brain tissue?

1. Dura mater

2. Arachnoid

3. Pia mater

4. No meninx is in contact with the brain tissue

Match the following columns and select the correct option :

       Column - I          Column - II

(a) Rods and          (i) Absence of Cones photoreceptor cells

(b) Blind Spot        (ii) Cones are densely packed

(c) Fovea              (iii) Photoreceptor cells

(d) Iris                 (iv) Visible coloured portion of the eye

(1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)

(2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(4) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)

Match the following columns and select the correct option

Which of the following receptors are specifically responsible for maintenance of balance of body and posture?

1. Basilar membrane and otoliths

2. Hair cells and organ of corti

3. Tectorial membrane and macula

4. Crista ampullaris and macula