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Nervous system & Special senses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Which of the following is NOT a tunic of the eye?

a)

Choroid

b)

Conjunctiva

c)

Retina

d)

Sclera

2.

The following structures contain BIPOLAR cells:

a)

Retina

b)

Olfactory epithelium

c)

Vestibular nerve

d)

Taste buds

3.

While focussing a DISTANT object, the lens will be

a)

more convex with pupils dilated

b)

more convex with pupils constricted

c)

flattened with pupils dilated

d)

flattened with pupils constricted

4.

The SUPERIOR OBLIQUE muscle of the eyeball is supplied by the

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Oculomotor nerve

c)

Trochlear nerve

d)

Abducent nerve

5.

A person looking at an object on his right without turning his face would be using which of the following pairs of muscles?

a)

Right medial rectus and left lateral rectus

b)

Right lateral rectus and left medial rectus

c)

Left medial rectus and right lateral rectus

d)

Left lateral rectus and right medial rectus

6.

A problem with the CERVICAL SYMPATHETIC trunk/chain will result in

a)

Ptosis of the eyelid

b)

Pupillary constriction

c)

Absence of sweating on the affected side

d)

Diplopia (Double vision)

7.

The skull bone pierced by the OLFACTORY nerves:

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Sphenoid

c)

Ethmoid

d)

Nasal

8.

The organs of HEARING are located here:

a)

Cochlea

b)

Utricle

c)

Semicircular canals

d)

Saccule

9.

In the optic pathway, the RIGHT OCCIPITAL CORTEX receives optic nerve fibres from

a)

the right retina

b)

right half of the right and left retinas

c)

the left retina

d)

left half of right and left retinas

10.

Which of the following is a receptor for PAIN?

a)

Meissners corpuscle

b)

Free nerve endings

c)

Merkel's disk

d)

Ruffini end organ

11.

Which of the following cortical areas is related to VISION?

a)

Area 3, 2, 1

b)

Area 4, 6

c)

Area 17,18, 19

d)

Area 44

12.

The BROCA's area of speech lies in the

a)

Inferior frontal gyrus

b)

Paracentral lobule

c)

Cingulate gyrus

d)

Superior temporal gyrus

13.

The CORTICOSPINAL tract passes through the following structures:

a)

Internal capsule

b)

Pyramid (medulla)

c)

Cerebral peduncle (midbrain)

d)

Lateral white column (spinal cord)

14.

Which of the following is a tract conveying sensations of PAIN and TEMPERATURE?

a)

Anterior spinocerebellar tract

b)

Posterior spinocerebellar tract

c)

Lateral spinothalamic tract

d)

Dorsal column tracts (Fasciculus Gracilis & Cuneatus)

15.

The neurotransmitter of POSTGANGLIONIC PARASYMPATHETIC neurones is

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Dopamine

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Noradrenaline

16.

The following are components of the BASAL GANGLIA:

a)

Caudate nucleus

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Globus pallidus

d)

Putamen

17.

The following are parts of the spinal cord that have AUTONOMIC neurones:

a)

Cervical

b)

Thoracic

c)

Upper lumbar

d)

Lower lumbar

e)

Sacral

18.

The highest centre of the SYMPATHETIC nervous system is

a)

Hypophysis cerebri

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Thalamus

19.

Which of the following nuclei are found in the CEREBELLUM?

a)

Globose

b)

Caudate

c)

Emboliform

d)

Red

e)

Dentate

20.

Which of the following is the LOWEST part of the spinal cord?

a)

Conus medullaris

b)

Cauda equina

c)

Filum terminale

d)

Linea splendens