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Synapse and NMJ

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

Which of the following is an example of electrical synapse?

a)

Acetylcholine-secreting motor neuron

b)

A group of hormone-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus

c)

Epinephrine-secreting cardiac sympathetic neurons

d)

GABA-secreting neuron in the brain

2.

Which of the following is the most common ionic basis of IPSP?

a)

Decreased K+ efflux

b)

Decreased Na+ influx

c)

Increased Cl- influx

d)

Increased Ca2+ influx

3.

Where are non-peptide neurotransmitters synthesised?

(a)  

4.

Which of the following components of SNARE protein acts as Ca2+ receptor?

a)

Synapsins

b)

Synaptobrevin

c)

Synaptotagmin

d)

Syntaxins

5.

Which of the following is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord?

a)

GABA

b)

Glutamate

c)

Glycine

d)

Nitric oxide

6.

Which of the following triggers the termination of endplate potential?

a)

Closure of the voltage-gated Na+ channels

b)

Degradation of ACh at the motor endplate

c)

Opening of the voltage-gated K+ channels

d)

Removal of Ca2+ from sarcoplasm

7.

Which of the following is the mode of action of botulinum toxin?

a)

Blocking of nicotinic ACh receptors

b)

Cleaving of SNARE proteins

c)

Competitive antagonist of acetylcholinesterase

d)

Inhibition voltage-gated Ca2+ channels

8.

Which of the following may cause neuromuscular fatigue?

a)

Depletion of ACh

b)

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase

c)

Depletion of Ca2+ in sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

Accumulation of lactic acid