Neural Control and Coordination MCQs | Neural Control and Coordination Short Questions and Answers

(1) Which of the following cranial nerve is present in rabbit but absent in frog?
[A] Olfactory
[B] Optic
[C] Hypoglossal
[D] Glossopharyngeal
Answer: Hypoglossal
(2) Which of the following nerve is purely motor nerve?
[A] Trigeminal
[B] Vagus
[C] Facial
[D] Abducens
Answer: Abducens
(3) Skeletal muscles are controlled by __________
[A] Somatic nerves
[B] Autonomic nerves
[C] Parasympathetic nerves
[D] Sympathetic nerves
Answer: Somatic nerves
(4) The thin and convoluted outer layer of gray matter that covers the cerebral hemisphere is ________
[A] Meninges
[B] Thalamus
[C] Medulla oblongata
[D] Cerebral cortex
Answer: Cerebral cortex
(5) Which part of the nervous system controls reflex actions?
[A] Vermis
[B] Pons
[C] Spinal cord
[D] Corpus callosum
Answer: Corpus callosum
(6) The electrical potential difference between outside and inside of a nerve axon before excitation is known as ______________
[A] Resting potential
[B] Action potential
[C] Spike potential
[D] Reaction potential
Answer: Resting potential
(7) Which set of ions are necessary for the nerve impulse conduction?
[A] Sodium and potassium ions
[B] Sodium and calcium ions
[C] Calcium and potassium ions
[D] Sodium and magnesium ions
Answer: Sodium and potassium ions
(8) Reflex arc consists of ________
[A] Motor nerve
[B] Sensory nerve
[C] Both motor and sensory nerve
[D] Mixed nerve
Answer: Both motor and sensory nerve
(9) Dorsal root of spinal nerves contains ________
[A] Effectors neurons
[B] Stimulators
[C] Detector neurons
[D] Receptor neurons
Answer: Receptor neurons
(10) Reflex action is simplest form of response in _______
[A] Simple animals
[B] Higher animals
[C] Smaller animals
[D] Lowest animals
Answer: Lowest animals
(11) Which of the following is not involved in voluntary actions?
[A] Math neuron
[B] Relay neuron
[C] Sensory neuron
[D] Synapse
Answer: Sensory neuron
(12) Nerve impulse is conducted toward the cell body through ___________
[A] Motor neurons
[B] Nerve fibers
[C] Axon
[D] Dendrons
Answer: Dendrons
(13) Stimuli are also known as __________
[A] Receptors
[B] Nerve impulse
[C] Biosensors
[D] Detectors
Answer: Receptors
(14) Blinking of an eye is an example of ___________
[A] Spinal reflux
[B] Cranial refluxes
[C] Relay neurons
[D] Spinal refluxes
Answer: Cranial refluxes
(15) Autonomic nervous system affects ______
[A] Reflex actions
[B] Sensory organs
[C] Visceral organs
[D] None of the mentioned
Answer: Visceral organs
(16) Which of the following is an example of the autonomic nervous system?
[A] Peristalsis of intestine
[B] Swallowing
[C] Movement of eyes
[D] Knee jerk
Answer: Peristalsis of intestine
(17) Which of the following ganglia is not a collateral ganglion?
[A] Celiac
[B] Superior mesenteric
[C] Inferior mesenteric
[D] Cervical
Answer: Cervical
(18) Catecholamine is derived from __________
[A] Acetylcholine
[B] Tyrosine
[C] Tryptophan
[D] Epinephrine
Answer: Tyrosine
(19) The brain area that most directly controls the activity of the autonomic nervous system is the __________
[A] Pituitary gland
[B] Medulla oblongata
[C] Cerebellum
[D] Hypothalamus
Answer: Medulla oblongata
(20) Targets of the autonomic nervous system include all of the following except __________
[A] Cardiac muscle
[B] Endocrine glands
[C] Skeletal muscle
[D] Exocrine glands
Answer: Skeletal muscle

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