Top 80+ Solved Basic Psychological Process MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The change from the resting nerve membrane potential of approximately -70mV to a new +40mV is ___________________________
a. action potential
b. refractory period
c. resting potential
d. all or none law
Q. Action potential constitutes the ‘firing’ of the neuron and is also referred to as the ________________
a. nerve impulse
b. synapse
c. threshold
d. refractory period
Q. ________________ referring to a pair of muscles with the same effects at a joint.
a. adipose
b. agonistic
c. atropine
d. agenesis
Q. The process by which an image is kept in focus on the surface of the retina while the object beingviewed varies in distance from the eye is referred as the ____________________
a. retinal disparity
b. autonomic
c. accommodation
d. phi phenomena
Q. The portion of the axon that is located immediately outside the boundaries of the soma is __________
a. end buttons
b. axon hillock
c. axoaxonic
d. axon collateral
Q. __________________ is a portion of the axon after it has subdivided just prior to the synaptic knobs.
a. basal ganglia
b. axon hillock
c. end buttons
d. axon collateral
Q. _____________________ is a portion of the dendrite involved in axodendritic synaptic communication.
a. dendritic spine
b. dentate nucleus
c. cross-cuing
d. contrecercep
Q. The space in the synapse that lies between the presynaptic axon and postsynaptic soma or dendrite, is _______________________
a. synaptic vesicle
b. synaptic knob
c. synaptic cleft
d. synapse space
Q. The structures in the synaptic knobs that store neurotransmitters prior to the release ofneurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, is _________________________
a. synaptic knob
b. synaptic vesicle
c. synaptic space
d. nodes of ranvier
Q. __________________ is a fat and protein substance surrounding some axons in the nervous system,arranged as a series of segments along the length of the axon.
a. naloxon
b. nodes of ranvier
c. myelin sheath
d. spindle
Q. A scientific discipline dedicated to the understanding of the nervous system is referred as the _______
a. physiology
b. neurology
c. psychiatry
d. neuroscience
Q. ___________ is impairment in the ability to recognize faces, due to damage in the right hemisphere.
a. facial agnosia
b. facial apraxia
c. facial aphasia
d. enkephalin
Q. The fissure in the neocortex separating the frontal and parietal lobes is known as ____________
a. fissure of sylvius
b. fissure of rolando
c. follicle cells
d. fastigal nucleus
Q. The fissure in the neocortex separating the temporal and parietal lobes is called_____________
a. fissure of sylvius
b. fissure of rolando
c. follicle cells
d. fastigal nucleus
Q. The point on the ventral surface of the brain where the optic nerves from each eye merge togetherthen separate as they continue in the visual pathway, is called________________
a. optic chiasma
b. optic disc
c. optic pathway
d. occipital lobe