Multiple Choice Questions

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Comprehension of spoken and written words take place in the region of

  • association area

  • motor area

  • Wernicke's area

  • Broca's area


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Broca's area

The production of language is linked to the Broca's area. It controls mator functions involved with speech production. People who have damage this area of the brain can understood words but struggle to put them together in speech.


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Colour blindness is due to defect in

  • cones

  • rods

  • rods and cones

  • rhodopsin


The amount of CSF in the cranial cavity

  • 500 mL

  • 140 mL

  • 1 litre

  • 1.5 mL


The reflex arc, which is made of two neurons is known as

  • monosynaptic reflex arc

  • disynaptic reflex arc

  • polysynaptic reflex arc

  • asynaptic reflex arc


Which of the following is not related to the autonomic nervous system?

  • Peristalsis

  • Digestion

  • Excretion

  • Memory and learning


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The part of the brain where the centre for hunger and thirst is located is

  • cerebrum

  • hypothalamus

  • cerebellum

  • medulla oblongata


Which of the following does not act as a neurotransmitter

  • Acetylcholine

  • Epinephrine

  • Glutamic acid

  • Tyrosine


How many laminae are present in the grey matter of spinal cord?

  • Four

  • Six

  • Eight

  • Ten


Electric potential of the brain is recorded by

  • CT scan

  • Sphygmomanometer

  • ECG

  • EEG


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Which one of the following cranial nerves is carying the nerve fibres originating from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus?

  • Oculomotor

  • Trochlear

  • Abducens

  • Vagus


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