Top 150+ Solved Nervous System MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Microglia:
a. are involved with myelin production
b. are scavenger cells
c. are performed in the brain
d. are important in GABA uptake
e. induce capillaries to form tight junctions and thus the blood brain barrier
Q. Which of the following nerve fibre types is MOST sensitive to hypoxia?
a. A-alpha
b. A-beta
c. A-delta
d. B
e. C
Q. Regarding smooth muscle contractility, which statement is INCORRECT?
a. increased by acetylcholine
b. decreased by activation of phospholipase C
c. increased by cold
d. decreased by cAMP
e. increased by stretch
Q. Regarding smooth muscle, which statement is INCORRECT?
a. multi-unit smooth muscle is present in the jejunum
b. may exhibit pacemaker potentials
c. mechanical response is much slower than striated muscle
d. the membrane potential is unstable
e. functions as a syncytium in viscera
Q. A sarcomere:
a. contains two separate halves of an A-band and an I-band
b. is the space between two A-bands
c. is between two Z-lines
d. has the T-system of the sarcotubular system at sarcomere junctions
e. contracts when the troponin molecule binds to the myosin head
Q. Type I muscle fibres:
a. have fast glycolytic rates
b. have low oxidative capacity
c. are more commonly found in muscle that performs explosive work
d. do not have a very high glycolytic capacity
e. are not abundant in endurance athletes
Q. Regarding cardiac muscle, which statement is INCORRECT?
a. resting membrane potential is about -90mV
b. energy source at rest is mainly fat
c. mechanical response lasts about twice as long as electrical response
d. tetanus cannot occur
e. it has an all-or-nothing contractile response
Q. Regarding denervation:
a. it causes skeletal muscle hypertrophy
b. does not lead to fibrillation
c. causes hyposensitivity to acetylcholine in skeletal muscle
d. smooth muscle is able to contract if it occurs in vivo
e. causes fasciculations
Q. Which of the following nerve fibre types is MOST sensitive to pressure?
a. A-beta
b. A-gamma
c. A-delta
d. B
e. C
Q. Which of the following nerve fibre types has the LARGEST diameter?
a. C
b. A-alpha
c. B
d. A-gamma
e. A-beta
Q. The following are NOT energy sources of muscle:
a. phosphorylcreatine
b. fatty acids
c. glucose
d. glycogen
e. creatine
Q. Regarding sensory organ stimulation, which statement is INCORRECT?
a. adaptation occurs over the temperature range 20-40°C
b. pain is sensed by naked nerve endings
c. pacinian corpuscles are rapidly adapting touch-pressure receptors
d. naked nerve endings can detect all four cutaneous sensory modalities
e. any given nerve ending can signal more than one sensory modality
Q. Regarding neurotransmitters, which of the following is INCORRECT?
a. glutamate is excitatory
b. GABA is inhibitory at presynaptic neurons
c. glycine is excitatory at postsynaptic neurons
d. GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is inhibitory
e. aspartate is excitatory
Q. The stretch reflex:
a. is classically initiated by tapping on the quadriceps muscle
b. is initiated by stretch of the muscle
c. involves impulses being conducted from the muscle spindle to the motor cortex
d. involves extrafusal fibres stimulating annulospiral and flowerspray sensory fibres
e. involves gamma afferents of leksell
Q. Which of the following is NOT present in smooth muscle cells?
a. actin
b. myosin-II
c. tropomyosin
d. almodulin
e. troponin