Coordination and control – Online MCQs Test – Biology MCAT

1. Innate (Instinctive. Behaviour includes:

Fixed action pattern

Classic conditioning

Imprinting

Operant Conditioning

2. “Master gland” was former name of:

Parathyroid gland

Pituitary gland

Adrenal gland

Thyroid gland

3. Pituitary gland is under the control of

Pineal gland

Adrenal gland

Hypothalamus

Thyroid gland

4. Part of the brain important in regulation of homeostasis is:

Hippocampus

Hypothalamus

Amygdala

Mid-Brain

5. The median pituitary lobe secretes.

ACTH (Adrenocorticotrophin hormone.

FSH (Follicular Stimulating hormone.

TSH (Thyroid Stimulating hormone.

MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating hormone.

6. During the transmission of nerve impulse through a nerve fibre, the potential on the inner side of the plasma membrane has which type of electric charge?

First positive, then negative and again back to positive

First positive, then negative and continue to be negative

First negative, then positive and again back to negative

First negative, then positive and continue to be positive

7. Hormone sometimes given by injection as an emergency treatment in cardiac arrest, anaphylactic shock and acute asthma attack is:

Cortisol

Thyroid

Epinephrine

Insulin

8. Which one of the following does not act as a neurotransmitter?

Epinephrine

Acetylcholine

Norepinephrine

Cortisone

9. The main function of cerebellum is

Balancing

To hear

To see

Remembering

10. The function of glucagon hormone is

To increase the absorption of glucose and fatty acids through cell

To release glucose from liver cells and glycogenolysis promotion

To increase glycogenesis

To decrease blood sugar level

11. Cell body of neurons contains “NlSSL SUBSTANCE” which consists of:

Peroxisomes

Mitochondria

Ribosornes

Lysosomes

12. The largest and most complex part of human brain is:

Cerebrum

Medulla Oblongata

Hypothalamus

Thalamus

13. Parkinson’s disease is due to the deficiency of:

Nor-epinephrine

Dopamine

histamine

Epinephrine

14. Transmission of light into nerve impulse is a

Biophysical process

Biological process

Chemical process

Mechanical process

15. The pacinian corpuscle present in the skin is for

Movement

Pressure

Pain

Temperature

16. Grey matter gives the greyish appearance due to highly concentrated

Dendron

Myelin sheath

Cell bodies

Axon

17. The over-production of STH (Somatotrophin) after adult-hood results in:

Gigantism

Acromegaly

Myxedema

Dwarfism

18. The activity of two cerebral hemispheres is co-ordinated by:

Corpus Cavernous

Superior Sagittal Sinus

Vernix Cascosa

Corpus Callosum

19. One of the naturally occurring cytokinin is:

Creatin

Kinetin

Reatin

Zeatin

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

Large fibre diameter

Covering of myelin sheath

Large fibre diameter and Covering of myelin sheath

Small fibre diameter

Coordination and control / nervous and chemical Coordination-Medical College Admission Test Preparation Notes