Physiological Psychology Complementary Course of BSc Counselling Psychology - III semester CUCBCSS 2014 Admn onwards Question bank 1) Semicircular canals are involved in which sense? a) Auditory b) Kinesthetic c) Olfactory d) Visual 2) The dispute between the place theory and the frequency theory has to do with the action of the a) Basilar Membrane b) Ossicles c) Inferior colliculus d) Somatosensory cortex e) Fovea 3) Disruptions of dopamine transmission lead to resting tremors and jerky motor movements called -----
a) Parkinson s disease b) Amnesia c) Alzheimer s disease d) schizophrenia 4) Motor disturbances in Parkinson's disease can be treated with a drug called----- a) Amphetamine b) Haloperidol c) L-dopa d) Lithium 5) The endocrine system is the internal communication network in the body, and it uses chemical messengers called----- a) Neurons b) Blood c) Impulses d) Hormones 6) Which hormone increases body energy and prepare us for Fight or Flight response? a) Thyroxin b) Dopamine
c) Adrenaline d) Serotonin 7) Which part is known as the relay centre and transmit almost all the sensory messages? a) Cerebellum b) Thalamus c) Limbic system d) Hypothalamus 8) Which chemical in the following list can act as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone? a) Epinephrine b) Dopamine c) Insulin d) Thyroxin 9) Comparing to nervous system endocrine system has a -----means of control over the functions of the body a) Slower b) Faster
c) Same 10) Once hormone has been secreted, it reaches to target organ through a) Neurons b) Blood c) Proteins d) Neurotransmitters 11) Insulin is an example of a) peptides b) amino acids c) fatty acids d) Steroids 12) What is a target cell? a) Specialized receptor cells that accepts hormones b) Specialized cells that secrets hormones c) Cells which controls the secretion rate of hormones d) Cells that determine where to store hormones 13) Endocrine glands are called ductless glands because they secrete their hormones:
a) through genes b) directly into the blood c) through chromosomes d) through tubes 14) Which neurotransmitter is produced by the neurons located in a region of brain called substantia nigra? a) Acetylcholine b) Nor epinephrine c) Dopamine d) Serotonin 15) Under strong emotions: a) Thyroxin is secreted b) Cortin is secreted c) Adrenalin is secreted d) Dopamine is secreted 16) Autocrine action is used to describe a hormone that : a) Acts on the cells that released it. b) More localized action
c) Acts quickly under emergency conditions d) Acts automatically 17) Neurohormones are : a) Released by the nervous system but have their targets in the endocrine system b) Made up of both neurochemicals and hormones c) Control regulation of both neurochemicals and hormones d) Released by the endocrine system but have their targets in the nervous system 18) Cholecystokinin (CCK) is an example of : a) Neurochemical b) Hormones c) Neurohormones d) Chemical 19), the receptors within the endocrine gland register that there is enough hormone circulating and turn off production and/or release of any more hormone at some cut-off point, known as: a) Positive feedback
b) Negative feedback c) Response initiation d) Response prevention 20) Release of oxytosine is an example of a) Hormone secretion b) Positive feedback c) Negative feedback d) Neurochemical secretion 21) Most of the hormones that circulate around the body are controlled in one way or another by ---------- a) Pituitary gland b) Adrenal gland c) Liver d) Thymus gland 22) Control of the anterior pituitary is by -----------inputs from the hypothalamus but the posterior pituitary are controlled by --------input from the hypothalamus. Hormonal; Neuronal Neuronal; Hormonal
Hormonal; electro chemical Neuronal; electrical 23) Two hormones which have a significant role at the time of child birth are: a) Oxytocin and adrenaline b) Dopamine and vasopressin c) Serotonine and vasopressin d) Oxytocin and vasopressin 24) The hormones released by the anterior pituitary are usually stimulating hormones but one of them acts directly on target cells: a) Oxytocin b) Prolactin c) Dopamine d) Epinephrine 25) glucocorticoids, the mineralocorticoids and the sex steroids are released by which gland? a) Adrenal medulla b) Adrenal cortex c) Pancreas
d) Gonads 26) Sex steroids are involved in: a) Reproduction b) Delivery c) Secondary sexual charecteristics d) Sexual arousal 27) Diabetic conditions are due to imbalance in the secretion of ------- and ------ -hormones from-----gland. a) Insulin and glucagon; pancreas b) Insulin and cortisol; pancreas c) Glucagon and steroids; pituitary d) Insulin and glucagon; liver 28) Which among the following is not a hormone secreted by thyroid gland? a) Thyroxine b) Thyroidim c) Triiodothyronine d) Calcitonin 29) Which among the following is right? a) Thymus gland; metabolism b) Thyroid; cellular immunity
c) Pineal gland ; melatonin d) Ovaries ; calcium regulation 30) Which is not a part of the basal ganglia? a) Caudate nucleus b) Putamen c) Basal nucleus d) Globus pallidus 31) The main inputs to the primary motor cortex come from the ------cortex and the ------------area Motor cortex; supplementary motor area Association motor area: somatosensory cortex Motor cortex; limbic area Pre motor area; association motor area 32) Lesions in the primary motor cortex produce ----------and lesions in the other areas involved in movement produce a variety------ a) Apraxia; paralysis b) Paralysis; Apraxia
c) Ataxia : weakness d) Weakness; paralysis 33) Which motor pathways has been involved in non-voluntary movement? a) The extrapyramidal system b) The pyramidal system c) Corticobulbar tract d) The corticospinal tract 34) Muscle weakness, lack of coordination, slurring of speech and ataxia are symptoms of damage to which part of the brain? a) Primary motor area b) Limbic area c) Cerebellum d) Basal ganglia 35) A motor unit is a combination of -------------and ---------- a) Motor neuron and the subset of fibers b) Motor neuron and somatosensory neuron c) Motor neuron and motor cortex d) Motor neuron and pre motor area
36) The neurochemical which has a major role in motor control is; a) Dopamine b) Adrenalin c) Serotonine d) Acetylcholine 37) Withdrawal reflex is an example of ------------reflex; a) Flexion reflex b) Polysynaptic reflexes c) Monosynaptic stretch reflex d) Simple reflex 38) Interneuron has a significant role in polysynaptic reflexes because; a) It stimulate muscles b) It connects to interior part of motor neurons c) It connect with several motor neurons d) It goes in sequential order 39) -----------muscles react slowly to stimulation, and produces mostly longerlasting changes a) Striated
b) Cardiac c) Smooth d) Glandular 40) Phenylthiocarbamide usually used to test; a) Color blindness b) Taste blindness c) Auditory response d) Acute vision 41) -------------provide the receptor surface for taste. a) Microvilli b) Free nerve ending c) Striated cells d) Glia cells 42) Among the following regions where does maximum number of taste buds locate? a) Fungiform papillae b) Foliate papillae c) Circumvallate papillae
d) Simple papillae 43) When we apply some taste substance on tounge it leads ------------in the taste hairs; a) Polarization b) Depolarization c) Repolarization d) Resting potential 44) Type of taste that will be perceived is primarily determined by; a) Type of receptor protein in each taste villus b) Type of receptor amino acids in each taste villus c) Type of amino acids in each taste villus d) Type of ion channels in each taste villus 45) Certain smells can induce emotions and related memory due to the involvement of-------------- a) Basal ganglia b) Medulla c) Limbic system d) Thalamus
46) Free nerve endings respond to which sensation? a) Taste b) Audition c) Pain d) Vision 47) Aching pain, throbbing pain, nauseous pain, and chronic pain are examples of: a) Slow pain b) Fast pain c) Acute pain d) Chronic pain 48) If we stimulate the periaqueductal gray area or in the raphe magnus nucleusin the brain, what changes will happen in pain sensitivity? a) Pain increases b) Pain become chronic c) Pain stops immediately d) Pain decreases 49) The nerve endings which helps in the perception of deep continuous pressure and to stretch;
a) Bulbs of Krause b) Organs of Ruffini c) Free nerve endings d) Pacinian 50) Which of the following is associated with the hypothalamus? a) Refined body movements b) Lateral geniculate nucleus c) Spatial perception d) Homeostatic regulation 51) Proprioceptors; -------------------------, kinesthetic sense; --------- a) Monitor position of the body parts; monitor our own movements b) Monitor perception; monitor sensations c) Monitor our own movements; monitor position of the body parts d) Monitor sensations; monitor perception 52) Sensory hair cells are an example of; a) Neurotendinous receptors b) Proprioceptors c) Motor neuron d) Nerve endings
53) The optic nerve is composed of one axon fiber extending from each cell in the retina. a) Ganglion b) Bipolar c) Cone d) Rode 54) Different groups of cone cells are specialized for absorption in all the following regions of the visible spectrum except a) Green b) Red c) Blue d) Yellow 55) Deep pressure on the skin is sensed by a) Free nerve endings b) Meissner's corpuscles c) Pacinian corpuscles d) Merkel's discs
56) The senses of smell and taste have all of the following in common except that they a) Are both based on exteroceptors. b) Are both based on chemoreceptors. c) Can only sense molecules dissolved in liquid. d) Both transmit to the brain via the glossopharyngeal nerve 57) Of the four basic taste modalities, the one most limited to the tip of the tongue is a) Bitter b) Sour c) Salty d) Sweet 58) Olfaction (smell) differs from other sensory modalities because it a) Does not transmit to the cerebral cortex but only to lower brain centers. b) Does not transmit to the cerebral cortex via the thalamus c) Can function as either an interoceptor or exteroceptor d) Uses lateral inhibition 59) Hair cells are involved in all of the following receptors except
a) Semicircular canals b) The cochlea c) Taste buds d) The urethra 60) The bone attached to the medial side of the tympanic membrane, is the a) Stapes b) incubus c) Incus d) Malleus 61) Sound waves travel from the air to the tympanic membrane by way of the ; a) Pinna b) Auditory tube c) external auditory meatus d) Cochlear duct 62) The sensory hair cells of the cochlea organ of Corti are anchored on the a) Basilar membrane b) Vestibular membrane c) Tectorial membrane
d) Tympanic membrane 63) The optic nerve and blood vessels exits the eye, and arteries enter it, at the a) optic chiasma b) Macula c) fovea centralis d) optic disc 64) The ability of the eyes to keep an image focused on the retina despite changes in the distance to the object viewed is called a) Refraction b) Hyperopia c) Adaptation d) Accommodation 65) Which of the following does not belong with the rest? a) Rod cells b) Amacrine cells c) Bipolar cells
d) Ganglion cells ANSWER KEY 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) C 5) D 6) C 7) B 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) A 13) B 14) C 15) C 16) A 17) D 18) C 19) B 20) B 21) A 22) A 23) D 24) B 25) B 26) C 27) A 28) B 29) C 30) C 31) A 32) B 33) A 34) C 35) A 36) D 37) B
38) C 39) C 40) B 41) A 42) C 43) B 44) A 45) C 46) C 47) A 48) D 49) B 50) D 51) C 52) B 53) A 54) D 55) C 56) D 57) D 58) B 59) C 60) D 61) C 62) A 63) D 64) D 65) A