The Nervous System Mock Questions

Question 1

Which of the following controls facial expression and eye movement?

Select one:
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Medulla oblongata
D. Pons

Answer 1

D. Pons

Question 2

Which of the following controls water balance, temperature and sleep?

Select one:
A. Cerebrum
B. Hypothalamus
C. Medulla oblongata
D. Pons

Answer 2

B. Hypothalamus

Question 3

Which of the following gives sensitivity to low light levels?

Select one:
A. Cones
B. Lens
C. Pupil
D. Rods

Answer 3

D. Rods

Question 4

Which of the following is a thin membrane that adheres closely to the surface of the brain?

Select one:
A. Meninges
B. Pia mater
C. Arachnoid mater
D. Dura mater

Answer 4

B. Pia mater

Question 5

Idiopathic epilepsy is a condition caused by …

Select one:
A. a brain malfunction caused by physical injury
B. an individual traumatic experience
C. a stroke
D. an unknown cause

Answer 5

D. an unknown cause.

Question 6

Which of the following describes glaucoma?

Select one:
A. An infection of the mass of lymphoid tissue attached to the back of the throat
B. A condition resulting from abnormally elevated pressure in the eye.
C. When the cells in the retina begin to die from the edges inwards
An inflammation of the mucus lining of the sinuses
D. When the lens of the eye becomes opaque

Answer 6

B. A condition resulting from abnormally elevated pressure in the eye.

Question 7

Three of the following are principally involved in the transmission or perception of pain sensations; which one is not?

Select one:
A. Limbic system in the brain
B. Afferent nerve fibres
C. Sensory neurones
D. The pituitary gland

Answer 7

D. The pituitary gland

Question 8

Three of the following statements about pain are correct; which one is incorrect?

Select one:
A. Chronic pain can last long after the time it takes to repair tissue damage
B. Enkephalins are found in the limbic system of the brain
C. Glutamate is one of several peptide neuromodulators that has powerful analgesic properties
D. Slow pain perception begins a second or more after a stimulus is applied

Answer 8

C. Glutamate is one of several peptide neuromodulators that has powerful analgesic properties

Question 9

Myelination of pain nerve fibres allows …

Select one:
A. fast fibres to deliver their impulse rapidly
B. pain fibres to produce glutamate as their neurotransmitter
C. slow fibres to deliver their impulse with no loss of intensity
D.slow fibres to precede fast fibres in delivering their impulse

Answer 9

A. fast fibres to deliver their impulse rapidly Correct