MCQs Biology F.Sc. Part 2 ( 2nd Year )
Chapter No.17
Coordination and Control
Total MCQs = 219
All MCQs taken from Old MDCAT Tests
181. Gray matter in the Central Nervous System is termed:
(A) Nucleus
(B) Ganglion
(C) Tract
(D) Nerve
Answer:
(A) Nucleus
182. The ability to respond to environmental stimulation in a direct way, resulting in useful cellular alterations:
(A) Somatic
(B) Irritability
(C) Secretion
(D) Conductivity
Answer:
(D) Conductivity
183. While matter in the Central Nervous System is termed:
(A) Nucleus
(B) Ganglion
(C) Tract
(D) Nerve
Answer:
(C) Tract
184. The function of oligodendroglia is:
(A) Phagocytosis
(B) Secretion of cerebrospinal fluid
(C) To font il a connective tissue-like outer covering around ganglia
(D) Identical with that of Schwann cells of the Peripheral Nervous System
Answer:
(C) To font il a connective tissue-like outer covering around ganglia
185. A Central Nervous System neuron whose dendrite is connected with a lower part of the brain or spinal cord, and whose axon is connected with a higher, is termed:
(A) Sensory
(B) Motor
(C) Association
(D) Sympathetic
Answer:
(C) Association
186. The nervous system’s overall contribution to the body:
(A) Integration of all systems
(B) Coordination of all systems
(C) Both integration and coordination
(D) Secretion
Answer:
(B) Coordination of all systems
187. Which of the following is not capable of impulse conduction?
(A) Schwann cell
(B) Epidermal cell
(C) Microglia
(D) All of the above are non-impulse conductors
Answer:
(D) All of the above are non-impulse conductors
188. All of the functions of the nervous system are basically accomplished by:
(A) Conduction of impulses
(B) Stimulation
(C) Inhibition
(D) Reception
Answer:
(A) Conduction of impulses
189. Besides the nervous system, the body’s other principal integrating and coordinating system is:
(A) Digestive
(B) Integumentary
(C) Endocrine
(D) Reproductive
Answer:
(C) Endocrine
190. A nerve controlling the contraction of the left biceps brachii muscle would be classified as a part of:
(A) Spinal cord
(B) A ganglion
(C) Central nervous system 4.
(D) Somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
Answer:
(A) Spinal cord