MCQ Bank
Norepinephrine NE is also known as:
- A) Neurotransmitter NT
- B) Neurochemical NC
- C) Neurohormone NH
- D) Noradrenaline NA
According to whom “Feeding is under a multifactor control and the multiplicity if signals mean that there are a number of feed backs loops for the initiation and termination of food intake”?
- A) Higgins (1975)
- B) Teitlebaum and Epstein (1962)
- C) Snowdon (1969)
- D) Mogensen and Carlson (1977)
LH (Lateral Hypothalamus) damaged animals are:
- A) Very choosy about food
- B) Suffering from obesity
- C) Starving
- D) Like food rich in fats
Which of the following receptors carry the commands of the brain directly to the organs because they are located post synaptically on blood vessels?
- A) B2
- B) B1
- C) A2
- D) A1
Which of the following part of brain plays an important role in higher order functioning?
- A) Association cortex
- B) Hypothalamus
- C) Thalamus
- D) Hippocampus
When molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration to create equilibrium especially in a permeable or a semi permeable membrane then this process is known as:
- A) Sodium-potassium pump
- B) Osmosis
- C) Electrostatic gradient
- D) Action potential
In _____________, there is manufacture structural proteins, and enzymes needed for catalytic action within the cell.
- A) Ribosome
- B) Nucleolus
- C) Mitochondria
- D) Endoplasmic reticulum
Which of the following works as a blood brain barrier, gateway and protector?
- A) Astrocytes
- B) Dendrites
- C) Serotonin
- D) Catecholamines
According to ___________, the CSF is made up of water, proteins, gases glucose, and other chemical ingredients.
- A) Carlson, Pinel
- B) Kalat
- C) Bridgeman
- D) Bloom, Nelson
The ACH (Acetylcholine) receptors are known as _____________ receptors.
- A) Cholinergic
- B) PCPA
- C) 5HIAA
- D) MOAI
The Pineal gland is a very small organ lying on the dorsal surface of the:
- A) Cerebellum
- B) Thalamus
- C) Medulla
- D) Cortex
Underneath the hypothalamus, _________ lies which plays an important role in the day night cycles i.e. diurnal cycles.
- A) Superchiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
- B) Amygdala
- C) Substantia Nigra (SN)
- D) Pineal glands
The average thickness of cerebral cortex is:
- A) 5.00 mm
- B) 9.00 mm
- C) 2.00 mm
- D) 7.00 mm
Which of the following is the major band of fibers joining the two hemispheres, it is wide white and visible to the naked eye.
- A) Corpus Callosum
- B) Pituitary gland
- C) Pons
- D) Amygdala
Which of the following is the substance which can be seen when the skin gets darkened by the sun?
- A) Monoamine Oxidase
- B) Tryptophan
- C) Phenlalanine
- D) Melatonin
Which of the following approach refers to developing systematic blends of therapy by drawing ideas, concepts, and practices from a variety of sources?
- A) Psychoanalytic
- B) Eclectic
- C) Existential
- D) Behavioral
All of the followings are the weaknesses of psychoanalysis EXCEPT:
- A) Reflects the complexity of human nature
- B) Deterministic approach
- C) Lack of cross-cultural support
- D) Time consuming and expensive
According to Adler, which of the following is the “great upward drive”?
- A) Social interest
- B) Striving for actualization
- C) Creative self
- D) Striving for Superiority
All of the following are major categories of grouping of contemporary philosophical systems proposed by Blocher (1966), EXCEPT:
- A) Existentialism
- B) Essentialism
- C) Behaviorism
- D) Progressivism
According to Jung, which of the following, tend to be sociable, outgoing, an interested in parties and group activities.
- A) Extroverts
- B) Introverts
- C) Moving against people
- D) Moving away people