MCQs Biology F.Sc. Part 2 ( 2nd Year )
Chapter No.17
Coordination and Control
Total MCQs = 219
All MCQs taken from Old MDCAT Tests
51. The brain stem is composed of:
(A) The spinal cord, axon, vertebra
(B) The cerebrum cerebellum, pons
(C) The medulla, pons, mid brain
(D) The thalamus, mid brain, pons
Answer:
(C) The medulla, pons, mid brain
52. Nerve cells can send messages faster if they have:
(A) Many chromosomes
(B) Non-myelinated axons
(C) May dendrites
(D) Myelinated axon
Answer:
(D) Myelinated axon
53. Which part of the brain is the seat of conscious activities?
(A) Limbic brain
(B) Brain stem
(C) Occipital
(D) Cerebral cortex
Answer:
(C) Occipital
54. A large number of bundle fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres is:
(A) Lateral sulcus
(B) Broca’s area
(C) Corpus callosum
(D) Ventral sulcus
Answer:
(C) Corpus callosum
55. The diencephalon consists of:
(A) Thalamus and hypothalamus
(B) Pons and medulla
(C) Hypothalamus and limbic system
(D) Thalamus and limbic system
Answer:
(D) Thalamus and limbic system
56. When your finger accidentally gets caught in a door, the pain message is sent to your brain through:
(A) Medulla oblongata
(B) Motor nerve
(C) Sensory receptors
(D) Caffeine
Answer:
(C) Sensory receptors
57. Which of these is the large part of your brain?
(A) The cerebellum
(B) The cerebrum
(C) The medulla
(D) The pons
Answer:
(B) The cerebrum
58. The division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates your heart beat:
(A) The somatic system
(B) The muscular system
(C) The autonomic system
(D) The skeletal system
Answer:
(C) The autonomic system
59. The material in the brain and spinal cord which contains the axons and myelin sheathes of nerve cells is:
(A) White matter
(B) Gary matter
(C) Yellow matter
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) White matter
60. The material in the brain and spinal cord which contains the cell bodies and dendrite of nerve cells is?
(A) Gray matter
(B) White matter
(C) Brown matter
(D) Yellow matter
Answer:
(A) Gray matter
