Top 150+ Solved Nervous System MCQ Questions Answer
Q. With regard to chemoreceptors, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
a. the medullary chemoreceptors respond to a change in blood pCO2
b. the medullary chemoreceptors respond to blood (H+)
c. the predominant peripheral chemoreceptors are located in the carotid and aortic bodies
d. the peripheral chemoreceptors respond to pO2
e. the peripheral chemoreceptors respond to blood (H+)
Q. The reticular activating system:
a. has depressed conduction during anaesthesia
b. is located in the pons
c. is a simple collection of parallel nerve fibres
d. has no input from the cranial nerves
e. is electrically isolated from the cerebral cortex