MCQ Bank
Which of the following protects the neurotransmitters (NT) from degradation by enzymes in cytoplasm?
- A) Dendrites
- B) Nucleus
- C) Synaptic vesicles
- D) Axons
NA originates from a small group of neurons located in which part of the brain?
- A) Frontal part
- B) Cortex
- C) Middle part
- D) Back part
In which of the following technique of neuroanatomical tracing, the monoamine group of NT’s is exposed to formalin fixative glow under a flourecent light?
- A) Monoclonal Antibodies
- B) Receptor Binding Autoradiography
- C) Histoflouresence Technique
- D) Microiontophoresis
Which of the following contains a large amount of Monosodium Glutamate?
- A) Italian dishes
- B) Chinese food
- C) Pakistani food
- D) Arabian food
Which of the following are drugs that block, inhibits or in any way opposes the action of the NT?
- A) Antagonists
- B) Dopamine
- C) Agonists
- D) Mitosis
What percentage of 5HT is found in the gastrointestinal area (in the enterochromaffin cells of the intestine).
- A) 95%
- B) 90%
- C) 80%
- D) 70%
Which of the following receptors are linked to the stimulation of adenylate cyclase and are found in high concentration in the lungs and cerebellum?
- A) B2
- B) B1
- C) A2
- D) A1
Temperature or standard that maintains body functions by cooling or heating through homeostasis is named as:
- A) Resting point
- B) Standard point
- C) Fix point
- D) Set point
Which of the following has been found to have a major influence on behavior, especially motor behavior and schizophrenia?
- A) Agonists
- B) Antagonists
- C) Mitosis
- D) Dopamine
Which of the following was the first one to identify the relationship between 5HT and sleep?
- A) Jouvet
- B) Skinner
- C) Agranoff
- D) Hughes and Kosterlitz
Which of the following may be called solar powered animals?
- A) Amphibians, vertebrata
- B) Reptilians, vertebrata
- C) Amphibians
- D) Amphibians, Reptilians
The nicotinic receptors was the first receptor identified by:
- A) Agranoff
- B) Jouvet
- C) Skinner
- D) Hughes and Kosterlitz
Which of the following receptors are located on presynaptic nerve terminals and are also located in the pancreas?
- A) A1
- B) B2
- C) B1
- D) A2
Which of the following comprised of the dorsal bundle that originates in the locus coeruleus and sends out diffuse innervations to cerebellum-cerebral cortex and hippocampus? It is also involved in sleep, awakening, moods, and temperature regulation.
- A) The A6
- B) The A2
- C) The A7
- D) The A4
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) A2
- B) B2
- C) A1
- D) B1
Atropine and scopolamine lead to decreased ACH in the brain which can cause ___________.
- A) Schizophrenia
- B) Anxiety
- C) Panic attack
- D) Amnesia
The first neurotransmitter to be evolved in the brain is:
- A) Oxytocin
- B) GAD
- C) GABA
- D) Glutamate
Which of the following hallucinogenic compound made from plants extracts in Mexico?
- A) Mescaline
- B) Psilocybin
- C) LSD
- D) Peyote
The degeneration of _____________ leads to parkinson’s disease.
- A) Tuberoinfundibular system
- B) Nigrostriatal DA system
- C) Mesolimbic system
- D) Tyrosine hydroxylase
By which of the following mechanism active chemical state or composition of the neurotransmitter is deactivated by chemicals/ enzymes which are specialized to do this job?
- A) Exocytosis
- B) Reuptake
- C) Mitosis
- D) Deactivating