Practice MCQ For Govt Pharmacist Exam, in this article we will solve, Practice MCQ on the topic, Central Nervous System. Read following article for your reference.
Central nervous system
Which of the following are the parts of neurons?
– A) Brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column
– B) Dendrite, axon, and cell body
– C) Sensory and motor
– D) Cortex, medulla, and sheath
– E) Sympathetic and parasympathetic
A dendrite conducts nerve impulses ________ the cell body.
– A) Away from
– B) Toward
– C) Both toward and away from
– D) Around, bypassing
– E) Only inside
An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.
– A) Away from
– B) Toward
– C) Both toward and away from
– D) Around, bypassing
– E) Only inside
Which of the following is/are type(s) of neurons?
– A) Sensory
– B) Motor
– C) Interneurons
– D) All of the above
Sensory nerve cells act as the decision-making cells to sum up all signals for certain stimuli.
– A) True
– B) False
Neuroglial cells support and provide nutrition for the ________.
– A) Muscle cells
– B) Glands
– C) Neurons
– D) Nephrons
Neurons often have many short dendrites and a long axon.
– A) True
– B) False
A sensory neuron of the peripheral nervous system takes nerve impulses from sensory receptors to the ________.
– A) Motor neurons
– B) Interneurons
– C) Autonomic nervous system
– D) Central nervous system
Nerve impulses go from sensory neurons in sense organs directly to the muscles and glands that respond.
– A) True
– B) False
An interneuron has _____________.
– A) Long dendrites and a short axon
– B) Long dendrites and a long axon
– C) Short dendrites and a long axon
– D) Short dendrites and a long or short axon
The **hindbrain** consists of several important structures. Which of the following is one of the parts of the hindbrain?
– A) hypothalamus
– B) cerebellum
– C) corpus callosum
– D) spinal cord
If there is an injury in the **hypothalamus** region of the brain, it is most likely to affect:
– A) regulation of body temperature
– B) decision making
– C) co-ordination during locomotion
– D) short-term memory
Which cranial nerve has the highest number of branches?
– A) Facial nerve
– B) Trigeminal nerve
– C) Vagus nerve
– D) Both (B) and (C)
Afferent neurons carry nerve impulses from:
– A) CNS to muscles
– B) CNS to receptors
– C) receptors to CNS
– D) effector organs to CNS
The cranial nerve that regulates the heartbeat is:
– A) VII
– B) VIII
– C) IX
– D) X
Another name for the third ventricle of the brain is:
– A) diocoel
– B) paracoel
– C) rhinocoel
– D) metacoel
Nissl’s granules present in neurons are made up of:
– A) protein
– B) ribosome
– C) RNA
– D) DNA
Which of the following is a part of the **rhombencephalon**?
– A) Medulla
– B) Substantia nigra
– C) Thalamus
– D) Temporal lobe
A neuron that carries information from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system is:
– A) afferent neuron
– B) efferent neuron
– C) both
– D) none
Which part of the brain controls body temperature and the urge to eat?
– A) thalamus
– B) cerebellum
– C) pons
– D) hypothalamus
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