The re-establishment of the resting membrane potential after depolarization is primarily due to:

1. Sodium potassium pump 2. Influx of sodium
3. Efflux of potassium 4. Efflux of sodium

Subtopic:  Origin of Resting Membrane Potential | Action Potential |
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Which of the following parts of the human brain functions as a gateway to the cerebrum and is a major coordinating center for sensory and motor signaling?
1. Thalamus
2. Hypothalamus
3. Corpora quadrigemina
4. Pons
Subtopic:  Diencephalon |
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A canal called the cerebral aqueduct passes through the:

1. Cerebral hemispheres 2. Diencephalon
3. Mid brain 4. Hind brain
Subtopic:  Hind & Mid Brain |
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The afferent neuron receives signal from a sensory organ and transmits the impulse to the CNS via:
1. Dorsal root of the spinal nerve
2. Ventral root of the spinal nerve
3. Cranial nerve
4. Intermediolateral horn of spinal cord grey mater

Subtopic:  Nervous System |
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Olfactory epithelium extends directly into which of the following extensions of the brain’s limbic system?

1. Amygdala 2. Olfactory lobe
3. Septum 4. Hippocampus
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Consider the two statements:

I: Electric synapses are rare in our system.
II: Impulse transmission across electric synapse is always faster than across a chemical synapse.

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct and II does not explain I
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct

Subtopic:  Origin of Resting Membrane Potential | Action Potential |
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The primary commissural region of the brain consisting of white matter tracts that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres is called as:

1. corpus striatum 2. corpus luteum
3. corpus callosum 4. corpus spongiosum
Subtopic:  Diencephalon |
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Match each item in Column I [part of the brain] with one in Column II [function] and select the answer from the codes given below:

 

Column I

 

Column II

A.

Medulla oblongata

a.

Motor control

B.

Pons varoli

b.

Hunger center

C.

Cerebellum

c.

Bridge between cerebellum and rest of brain

D.

Hypothalamus

d.

Gastric secretions, respiratory rhythm center

Codes

A B C D
1. c d b a
2. d c a b
3. c d a b
4. d c b a
Subtopic:  Hind & Mid Brain |
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What causes the movement of the synaptic vesicles towards the membrane during transmission of impulse across a chemical synapse?

1. Sodium 2. Calcium
3. cAMP 4. cGMP
Subtopic:  Synapse |
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Myelin sheath around the axons in the PNS is secreted by:

1. oligodendrocytes 2. axons
3. Schwann cells 4. ependymal
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