Central nervous system MCQs ( Select the best answer )


Central nervous system MCQs ( Select the best answer )

1) Alpha rhythm in an ECG is seen 

a) In a normal adult at rest with eyes closed
b) In a man hyperventilating at 40/min
c) In a child blinking rapidly
d) In epileptic seizure
e) In sleep


2) In which of the following receptors does adaptation take place fastest?

a) Pain
b) Temperature
c) Touch
d) Stretch
e) Joint


3) Which of the following are proprioceptive receptors

a) Muscle spindle
b) Golgi tendon organ
c) Crista of semicircular canal
d) Joint capsule
e) All of the above


4) Muscle spindle (annulospiral ending) get stimulated by

a) Relaxation of the muscle
b) Relaxation of the intrafusalfibers in the muscle
c) Stretch of muscle
d) Contraction of muscle
e) Increasing α afferent discharge


5) Which of the following signs is present in a lower motor neuron lesion of the left leg

a) Positive Babinski sign
b) Wasting
c) Weakness
d) Loss of tendon reflex
e) Fassiculations


6) Which of the following is most likely to be present in disease of the basal ganglia

a) Hypotonia
b) Involuntary movements
c) Weakness
d) Loss of recent memory
e) Ataxia


7) The receptors for posture are situated in

a) Neck muscles
b) Eye
c) Pressure receptors on soles of feet
d) Labyrinth
e) All of the above


8) Which of the following muscles contain the least number of muscle fibers per motor unit

a) Extra ocular muscles
b) Calf muscles
c) Back muscles
d) Hand muscles
e) Facial muscles


9) Stretch reflex is the fastest in the body. What is the most acceptable reason for the above?

a) It is mediated by proprioceptive receptors
b) Skeletal muscle contracts faster than smooth muscle
c) It is monosynaptic
d) α motor neurons are myelinated
e) afferent nerve impulse is conducted in fast nerve fibers

10) Motor aphasia results from damage to

a) Broca’s area
b) Angular gyrus
c) Superior temporal gyrus
d) Prefrontal area
e) Wernicke’s area

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