Biology

Nervous System Physiology

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Enhance your knowledge of human neurobiology through questions on nervous system physiology. The topics cover brain anatomy, sensory modalities, and the neural mechanisms controlling speech and language. This resource is ideal for students preparing for medical and general science exams.

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Nervous System Physiology Questions

Multiple choice

The three layers of meninges surrounding the human brain are the

  1. dura mater, pia mater and grey matter

  2. dura mater, white matter and arachnoid mater

  3. dura mater,pia mater and arachnoid mater

  4. pia mater, grey matter and white matter
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 These are the three layers of meninges surrounding the human brain.

Multiple choice

Which among the following parts of brain provides remarkable distinctions between humans and other animals?

  1. Cerebral cortex

  2. The limbic system

  3. The cerebellum

  4. The thalamus

  5. The spinal cord
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The cerebral cortex is the portion of the brain that provides remarkable distinctions between humans and other animals. It enables humans not only to receive and interpret all kinds of sensory information, such as colour, odor, taste, and sound, but also to remember, analyze, interpret, make decisions, and perform a host of other higher brain functions.

Multiple choice

Primary auditory cortex of the human ear lies in

  1. parietal lobe

  2. lateral surface of occipital lobe

  3. middle frontal gyrus

  4. parahippocampal gyrus

  5. superior temporal gyrus
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Explanation

The superior temporal gyrus contains the primary auditory cortex, which is responsible for processing sounds. It is involved in auditory processing, including language.

Multiple choice

Auditory afferents inside a human ear travel through the midbrain in the

  1. sublenticular portion of the internal capsule

  2. medial lemniscus

  3. medial longitudinal fasciculus

  4. lateral lemniscus

  5. trapezoid body

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Explanation

The lateral lemniscus is a tract of axons in the brainstem transferring the information about sound from the cochlear nucleus to the contralateral inferior colliculus of the midbrain.

Multiple choice

Afferent activity in the central auditory system involves the following areas. Which among the following lies at fourth position in the sequence?

  1. Cochlear nucleus

  2. Inferior colliculus

  3. Medial geniculate

  4. Superior olivary nucleus

  5. Superior temporal gyrus
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It is a part of the metathalamus consisting of a small oval tubercle situated between the pulvinar, colliculi, and cerebral peduncle. It is fourth in the sequence. All sensory afferents, except olfactory, synapse in the thalamus.

Multiple choice

The lateral vestibular nuclei can be functionally compared with

  1. deep cerebellar nuclei

  2. red nucleus

  3. basal ganglia

  4. bidder's ganglia

  5. thalamus
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The lateral vestibular nuclei, although not contained within the cerebellum, are considered to be functionally analogous to the deep cerebellar nuclei because of their functional connectivity with the cerebellum.

Multiple choice

The Broca's area and Wernicke's centre are the association area situated in cerebrum. These are associated with

  1. voluntary action

  2. blind spot

  3. memory

  4. none of these

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Explanation

Broca's area (in frontal lobe) controls speech production, while Wernicke's area (temporal lobe) handles language comprehension. Speech production involves voluntary motor control of articulatory muscles. The 'voluntary action' option best fits these language centers.

Multiple choice

Appetite and satiety centres are located in

  1. cerebellum

  2. medulla oblongata

  3. mucosa of stomach

  4. hypothalamus
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Explanation

The hypothalamus contains the hunger (appetite) and satiety centers, which regulate food intake and energy balance.

Multiple choice

In mammals, the thermostat is called as

  1. cerebellum

  2. cerebral lobe

  3. hypothalamus

  4. medulla oblongata
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Explanation

The hypothalamus acts as the body's thermostat, regulating internal temperature by triggering mechanisms like sweating or shivering to maintain homeostasis.

Multiple choice

Foramen of magendie is found in

  1. medulla oblongata

  2. cerebral cortex

  3. corpus striatum

  4. neuropallium
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Explanation

 Foramen of magendie is found in medulla oblongata. It drains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the fourth ventricle into the cisterna magna.