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Biology Basic Unit 8 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the nervous system controls actions like walking and running?

a)

Somatic nervous system

b)

Parasympathetic nervous system

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Peripheral nervous system

2.

Which of the following does not form part of the central nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Brain stem

d)

Spinal nerves

3.

Central nervous system consists of:

a)

Brain and spinal cord

b)

Cerebrum and spinal column

c)

Spinal nerves only

d)

Cerebellum and brain stem only

4.

Nervous system is absent in:

a)

Sycon

b)

Euplectella

c)

Jelly fish

d)

Both a and b

5.

Brachial plexus supply to:

a)

Heart

b)

Upper limbs

c)

Lower limbs

d)

Abdomen

6.

The main transmitter for synapses that lie outside the central nervous system is?

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Serotonin

c)

Dopamine

d)

Acetylcholine

7.

What is the chemical nature of insulin?

a)

It is a protein

b)

It is an amino acid derivative

c)

It is made from cholesterol

d)

It is a lipoprotein

8.

When vasopressin is not secreted, the condition that occurs is called?

a)

Acromegaly

b)

Diabetes mellitus

c)

Dwarfism

d)

Diabetes insipidus

9.

Cortisol brings about an increase in blood glucose level mainly by its production from protein and _________.

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Estrogen

d)

Progesterone

10.

Which disease is represented by excess MSH secretion?

a)

Addison's

b)

Alzheimer's

c)

Parkinson's

d)

Cohn’s

11.

Which of the following is not a gonadotrophic hormone?

a)

Estrogen

b)

LH

c)

FSH

d)

Prolactin

12.

In females testosterone is produced from:

a)

Graffian follicle

b)

Adrenal cortex

c)

Adrenal medulla

d)

None

13.

Vascularization in endometrium in induced by:

a)

LH

b)

Estrogen

c)

FSH

d)

ICSH

14.

Which of the following is taken from blood by the liver due to insulin?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Glucose

c)

Glucocorticoid

d)

All of these

15.

Deficiency in the production of parathormone causes which of the following disease?

a)

Brittle bones

b)

Soft bones

c)

Rickets

d)

Tetany

16.

Tetany is considered to be the result of a

a)

Hyperglycemia

b)

Hypercalcemia

c)

Hypoglycemia

d)

Hypocalcaemia

17.

Thyroid stimulating hormone is produced by:

a)

Anterior lobe of thyroid

b)

Exterior lobe of pituitary gland

c)

Posterior lobe of pituitary gland

d)

Anterior lobe of pituitary gland

18.

In humans placenta is established by:

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Progesterone

c)

Thalamus

d)

Estrogen

19.

Deficiency of cortical hormones causes:

a)

Cushing syndrome

b)

Addison’s disease

c)

Dwarfism

d)

Cretinism

20.

Goiter develops in which case?

a)

Hyperthyroidism

b)

Hypothyroidism

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

21.

Thyroid hormone increases metabolic rate by:

a)

Breakdown of nucleic acids

b)

Breakdown of vitamins

c)

Breakdown of proteins

d)

Breakdown of carbohydrates

22.

Insufficient thyroxine in adults leads to:

a)

Dwarfism

b)

Myxedema

c)

Cretinism

d)

Grave’s disease

23.

Which of the following is the effect of STH?

a)

Growth of body

b)

Body metabolism

c)

Glucose breakdown

d)

Heat production

24.

Decreased production of parathyroid leads to:

a)

Increase in calcium levels

b)

Increase in vitamin B12

c)

Decrease in calcium levels

d)

Decrease in vitamin B12

25.

It is not secreted by placenta:

a)

Progesterone

b)

Estrogen

c)

Human placental lactogen

d)

LH

26.

FSH is released from:

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brain

d)

Blood

27.

The pea-shaped gland attached to the brain's hypothalamus is known as:

a)

Iodopsin glands

b)

Thyroid gland

c)

Rhodopsin glands

d)

Pituitary glands

28.

Thymus is found in human body _____.

a)

In the medulla oblongata

b)

In the mediastinum if the upper thorax

c)

Both A and B

d)

None

29.

Largest endocrine gland is__________.

a)

Liver

b)

Pituitary

c)

Thyroid

d)

Thymus

30.

Which of these does not participate in reflex actions?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Effector

c)

Pituitary

d)

Spinal cord

31.

Most reflex arcs are:

a)

Monosynaptic reflex

b)

Polysynaptic reflex

c)

Hemi Synaptic Reflex

d)

None of these

32.

The patellar reflex and the Achilles reflex are examples of:

a)

Monosynaptic reflex

b)

Blood and water

c)

Hemi Synaptic reflex

d)

Blood and fluid

33.

The term that should be last in the reflex sequence is:

a)

Receptor

b)

Effector

c)

Sensory neuron

d)

Motor neuron

34.

Reflex action is controlled by:

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Circulatory system

35.

The path taken by the nerve impulses in a reflex is called:

a)

Nerve cell

b)

Reflex arc

c)

Receptor cells

d)

Mixed nerve

36.

Reflex action is the simplest form of response in:

a)

Higher Animals

b)

Smaller animals

c)

Simpler animals

d)

Lowest animals

37.

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling reflex action?

a)

Corpus callosum

b)

Pons

c)

Vermis

d)

Spinal cord

38.

Monosynaptic refers to the presence of how many chemical synapse/s?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

All of the following about reflex action are true except:

a)

It is voluntary

b)

It is found in higher animals

c)

It is involuntary

d)

All of these

40.

Which of the following is an example of superficial reflex?

a)

Ankle jerk

b)

Knee jerk

c)

Abdominal reflex

d)

Both A and B

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