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✓✗The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of the next is called
- a joint
- a constant bridge
- a synapse
- a junction point
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✓✗Which of the following statements about synaptic knobs is incorrect?
- They are bulb-like endings of axon branches.
- They possess synaptic vesicles.
- They are present at the tips of dendrites.
- Their vesicles contain neurotransmitters.
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✓✗In insects, the neural system consists of a
- brain and a spinal cord with meninges
- brain along with a number of ganglia
- single ganglion without any brain
- simple network of neurons only
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✓✗The hypothalamus lies at the base of the
- thalamus
- pons
- cerebellum
- medulla
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✓✗Which of the following correctly describes the direction of impulse in a neuron?
- Synaptic knob to axon to dendrite
- Cell body to dendrite to axon
- Dendrite to cell body to axon
- Axon to cell body to dendrite
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✓✗A neuron is kept in a solution that stops ATP production. Which of the following would gradually fail first?
- Structure of dendrites and the cell body
- Presence of Schwann cells around the axon
- Presence of negatively charged proteins in the axoplasm
- Maintenance of the ionic gradients by the sodium-potassium pump
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✓✗Synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft after they
- enter the post-synaptic neuron
- bind to the receptors
- dissolve in the axoplasm
- fuse with the plasma membrane
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✓✗In a resting neuron, the axoplasm has a high concentration of
- calcium and negatively charged lipids
- Na+ and positively charged proteins
- Na+ and chloride ions
- K+ and negatively charged proteins
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✓✗Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Bipolar neurons are found in the cerebral cortex.
Statement II: Unipolar neurons are usually found in the embryonic stage.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: Bipolar neurons are found in the cerebral cortex.
Statement II: Unipolar neurons are usually found in the embryonic stage.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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✓✗The gaps between two adjacent myelin sheaths of a nerve fibre are called
- synaptic clefts
- nodes of Ranvier
- synaptic knobs
- Nissl's granules
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✓✗Which one of the following shows the correct path of a regulatory impulse from the brain to the smooth muscles of the intestine?
- Smooth muscle - afferent fibre - CNS
- CNS - afferent fibre of the somatic system - smooth muscle
- CNS - efferent fibre of the somatic system - smooth muscle
- CNS - efferent fibre of the autonomic system - smooth muscle
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✓✗The neural system of animals is composed of highly specialised cells called
- nephrons
- osteocytes
- myocytes
- neurons
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✓✗Match Column I with Column II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Somatic neural system | i. Impulses from the CNS to involuntary organs and smooth muscles |
| B. Autonomic neural system | ii. Impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscles |
| C. Afferent fibres | iii. Nerves, fibres, ganglia and plexuses linking the CNS and viscera |
| D. Visceral nervous system | iv. Impulses from tissues and organs to the CNS |
- A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
- A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii
- A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv
- A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
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✓✗At a depolarised site of an axon, the outer surface of the membrane becomes
- more positive than at rest
- neutral
- positively charged
- negatively charged
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✓✗Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The released neurotransmitter binds to receptors present on the post-synaptic membrane.
Statement II: This binding closes ion channels and prevents the entry of ions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: The released neurotransmitter binds to receptors present on the post-synaptic membrane.
Statement II: This binding closes ion channels and prevents the entry of ions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct