52.

Weight of a normal brain of a man is

(a) 3.0 lbs.

(b)

3.5 lbs.

(c) 4.0 lbs.

(d)

4.5 lbs.

53.All spinal nerves are

[CPMT 1974, 88; RPMT 1999]

(a) Motor (b)

Sensory

(c) Mixed (d)

None of the above

54.The correct sequence of meninges from outer to the inner side is

(a) Arachnoid piamater duramater
(b) Arachnoid duramater piamater
(c) Piamater arachnoid duramater
(d) Duramater arachnoid piamater
55.All the meninges of brain are interrupted at the structure known as
(a) Neuropore
(b) Anterior choroid plexus only
(c) Posterior choroid plexus only
(d) Anterior and posterior choroid plexus
56.Gasserian ganglion is formed by the
(a) Vagus nerve (b)

Trigeminal nerve

(c) Trochlear nerve

(d)

Cervical nerve

57.IV, V and IX cranial nerves are

[CPMT 1983, 89]

(a) Olfactory, spinal accessary and vagus

(b) Trigeminal, vagus and glossopharyngeal
(c) Occulomotor, trigeminal and hypoglossal
(d) Pathetic, trigeminal and glossopharyngeal
59.What is found in the periphery of spinal cord
(a) Grey matter (b)

Myelinated nerve

(c) White matter

(d)

Notochord

60.Which is correct about human brain [MP PMT 1993]

(a) It is covered by two membranes
(b) There is no blood brain barrier
(c) Largest number of cranial nerves originate from cerebral hemisphere
(d) Cerebral cortex is highly developed
61.The white matter is noted for

[DPMT 1987]

(a) Having nerve fibres and myelin sheaths

(b) The relay of nerve impulses
(c) Possessing only the fatty sheaths
(d) The storage of nerve forming cells
62.Which of the following is an example of reflex action

[CPMT 1973]
(a) To shoot the bird after aiming
(b) Watering of the mouth on seeing good edibles
(c) To obey the order
(d) To read the story
63.Heart is innervated by
(a) Trigeminal

(b)

[MP PMT 1996]

Vagus

(c) Glossopharyngeal (d)

Facial

64.Two system which exert opposite influence on the same organs or set of organs are
[NCERT 1984]
(a) Endocrine and exocrine gland systems
(b) Muscular and nervous system
(c) Endocrine and nervous system
(d) Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
65.Which brain structure in rabbit is directly vision related
[BHU 2003]
(a) Corpus albicans
(c)

(b)

Corpus callosum

Hippocampal lobe
(d)

Corpora quadiregemina

66.A boy learns typewriting and harmonium at the same time. He finds harmonium more
easy to learn. This is
[AFMC 1986]
(a) Conditioned reflex (b)

Short term homeostasis

(c) Long term homeostasis

(d)

Residual learning

67.The pneumotaxis centre in the body is

(a) Heart (b)

Lung

(c) Medulla

(d)

[CPMT 1980]

Liver

68.In which part of the following, the anterior choroid plexus is situated
(a) Diocoel

(b)

Metacoel

(c) Olfactocoel (d)

Optocoel

69.Which is a wrong relation

[BHU 1989]

(a) Conditioned reflex Hodgkins

(b) Blood circulation W. Harvey
(c) DNA double helix model Watson and Crick
(d) None
70.Which of the following is the immediate covering of a nerve fibre
[MP PMT 1992]
(a) Sarcoplasm (b)

Perineurium

(c) Epineurium (d)

Endoneurium

92.Propagation of action potential is very fast in nerve fibres which have

[AIIMS 1985]
(a) Large fibre diameter
(b) Small fibre diameter
(c) Covering of myelin sheath
(d) (a) and (c) both are correct
93.Preparation of the type of stimulus depends on the
[AIIMS 1992]
(a) Strength of the nerve impulse
(b) Specificity of connection to receptor organs
(c) Rate of the nerve impulse
(d) Ionic change moving in and out of the nerve
94.The following hormones are neurotransmitters
[CBSE PMT 1992]
(a) Acetylcholine and secretin
(b) Cholecystokinin and acetylcholine
(c) Adrenalin and acetylcholine
(d) Cholecystokinin and adrenalin
95.When a neuron is stimulated to generate nerve impulse, the electrical potential on the
inside of the nerve membrane changes

[DPMT 1984]

(a) From negative to positive and remains positive

(b) From negative to positive and back to negative
(c) From positive to negative and remains negative
(d) From positive to negative and back to positive
96.During the transmission of nerve impulse, which of the following takes place
(a) Flux of inwards and outwards
(b) Flux of inwards and outwards
(c) Flux of inwards and inwards
(d) Flux of outwards and outwards
97.Conduction of an impulse along the axon is associated with the
(a) Resting potential

(b)

(c) Strength of an impulse

concentration
(d)

Action potential

98.The potential difference in the membrane which is responsible for the conduction of an
impulse is brought about by a change in the membrane
(a) Permeability (b)

Structure

(c) Anions

Concentration

(d)

99.When an impulse passes, the membrane is depolarized and the charge of the cells is
(a) Outside positive and inside negative

(b) Inside positive and outside negative

(c) Both sides have zero potential
(d) Both sides are electronegative
100.

The rate of rise of action potential and its amplitude are determined by the

concentration of
(a) K+

(b)

(c) Na+

(d)

101.

ClOH-

Resting potential of the membrane is

(a) 60 to 70 mV

(b)

100 to 10 mV

(c) 50 to 100 mV

(d)

20 to 30 mV

102.

The rate of conduction of impulses in motor nerve of a mammal is

(a) 4 m/sec

(b)

10 m/sec

(c) 50 m/sec

(d)

100 m/sec

103.

The chemical causing the transmission of nerve impulse across synapses is

[CPMT 1982; BHU 1999; CBSE PMT 2000; AFMC 2001; DPMT 2003]
(a) Acetylcholine

(b)

(c) Choline

Acetic acid

104.

(d)

Cholinesterase

The action potential of a nerve cell is

(a) 60 mV(b)

55 mV

(c) 80 mV(d)

75 mV

[BHU 1986]