MCQ Bank
The skull case is also known as ___________.
- A) Aqua duct
- B) Piamatter
- C) Cranium
- D) Dura matter
Underneath the hypothalamus _________ lies which plays an important role in the day night cycles i.e. diurnal cycles.
- A) Substantia nigra (SN)
- B) Amygdala
- C) Pineal glands
- D) Superchiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
Which of the following are substances involved in the transmission of neural messages?
- A) Neuromodulators
- B) Neuroregulators
- C) Neurotransmitters
- D) Neurohormones
Which of the following connects the mother and the embryo, as whatever it gets (nutrition, blood, cleaning up of toxins) is through the mother?
- A) Zygote
- B) Fetus
- C) Umbilical cord
- D) Uterus
The allocortex (a three layered older cortical structure) subdivided into the apleocortex and the _____________.
- A) Mesocortex
- B) Archicortex
- C) Neocortex
- D) Cingulate gyrus
Which of the following is the space where one neuron communicates with the other?
- A) Cell body
- B) Synapses
- C) Myelin sheath
- D) Soma
Which of the following work as a blood brain barrier, gateway and protector?
- A) Astrocytes
- B) Dendrites
- C) Chetacholamines
- D) Serotonin
Which of the following hormone is considered as female sex hormones?
- A) Oxytocin
- B) Estrogen
- C) Androgens
- D) Prolactin
Which of the following region lies beneath the thalamus and above the pituitary and is a part of limbic system?
- A) Pons
- B) Cerebrum
- C) Cerebral cortex
- D) Hypothalamus
Which of the following lies between the Tectum and Substantia Nigra?
- A) Tegmentum
- B) Substantia Nigra
- C) Hypothalamus
- D) Corpus callosum
Huntington’s chorea is due to the degeneration of:
- A) Hypothalamus
- B) Substantia Nigra
- C) Corpus callosum
- D) Basal ganglia
Nucleolus is found inside the __________.
- A) Mitochondria
- B) Endoplasmic reticulum
- C) Nucleus
- D) Cytoplasm
Which of the following areas are spread into parts of the Frontal, Parietal and Temporal lobes?
- A) Cerebellum
- B) Basal
- C) Limbic
- D) Medulla oblongata
What happened if the mother’s blood circulation is faulty?
- A) Anemia
- B) Brain damage
- C) Heart disorder
- D) Hypoxia
Which of the following refers to genetic anomalies in an embryo or fetus that affect the development of the brain?
- A) Nucleus depletion
- B) Cell differentiation
- C) Cell death
- D) Teratogenesis
When stressful situations are handled, the secretion of _____ hormone increases.
- A) ART
- B) ANP
- C) ACTP
- D) ACTP
The brain talks to the pituitary through the_______________, and vice –versa.
- A) Hypothalamus
- B) Cerebrum
- C) Pons
- D) Cerebral cortex
Medial forebrain bundle (MFB) carries major neurotransmitters along with other fibers to the higher areas, it passes through the ______________.
- A) Frontal lobe
- B) Hypothalamus
- C) Amygdala
- D) Pituitary glands
Which of the following factor is important for axonal growth cones?
- A) Cell growth
- B) Nucleus growth
- C) Nerve growth
- D) Brain growth
The damage to ______________ results in deficits in Cognitive functions such as deficits in spatial memory, and inability to switch to appropriate behavior.
- A) Medulla oblongata
- B) Hippocampus
- C) Basal ganglia
- D) Cerebellum