Multiple Choice QuestionsGiven below is a table comparing the effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
for four feature (a-d). Which one feature is correctly described
| Feature | Sympathetic nervous system | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| a) Salivary glands | Stimulate Secretion | Inhibit Secretion |
| b) Pupil of the eye | Dilate | Constricts |
| c) Heart rate | Decreases | Increases |
| d) Intestinal peristalsis | Stimulates | Inhibits |
Examine the diagram of the two cell types A and B given below and select the correct option
A B
Cell A is the rod cell found evenly all over retina
Cell A is the cone cell more concentrated in the fovea central is
Cell B is concerned with colour vision in bright light
Cell A is sensitive to low light intensities
A person who shows unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotion, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others is suffering from
borderline personality disorder (BPD)
mood disorder
addictive disorder
schizophrenia.
A.
borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness. Borderline describing, a personality disorder characterized by unstable and intense relationships, exploiting and manipulating other people, rapidly changing moods, recurrent suicidal or self injuring acts & a prevasive inner feelings of emptiness and boredom.
A mood disorder is a condition where the prevailing emotional moods is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances. Addiction is a state of dependence produced by the habitual taking of drugs, alcohol, etc.
Schizophrenia is a group of severe mental disorders characterized by disturbances of languages and communications, thought disturbances that may involve distortion ofreality, misperceptions, delusions and hallucination, mood changes and withdrawl etc.
Unidirectional transmission of a nerve impulse through nerve fibre is due to the fact that
nerve fibre is insulated by a medullary sheath
sodium pump starts operating only at the cyton and then continues into the nerve fibre
neurotransmitters are released by dendrites and not by axon endings
neurotransmitters are released by the axon endings and not by dendrites.
The total number of nitrogenous bases in human genome is estimated to be about
3.5 million
35 thousand
35 million
3.1 billion.
A person is wearing spectacles with concave lenses for correcting vision. While not using the glasses, the image of a distant object in his case will be formed
on the blind spot
behind the retina
in front of the retina
on the yellow spot
Cochlea of mammalian internal ear is concerned with
hearing
balance of body posture
both (a) and (b)
perception changes of atmospheric pressure
The part of an eye which acts like a diaphragm of a photographic camera is
pupil
iris
lens
cornea
The dendrite carries impulses
towards the cyton
away from cyton
across the body
from one neuron to another
Cerebrospinal fluid is present
beneath the pia mater
between piamater and arachnoid
between arachnoid and duramater
between duramater and cranium
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