1.

Concerning autonomic nervous system choose the right option

(a) Is responsible for control of Skeletal muscle
(b) Adrenal cortex are modified autonomic ganglia
(b) Some sympathetic preganglionic fibres release noradrenalin
(d) All fibers are unmyelinated

2. Concerning Acetylcholine
(a)causes increase sweating
(b)Causes Bradycardia
(c) It is released in all autonomic ganglia
(d) All o f the above

(3) Proprioceptors include the following types of receptors except

A. Muscle spindles B. Golgi tendon organ C. Joint receptors (D). None of the above
(4) Proprioceptive sensations are transmitted by all the following pathways except
(a) Spinothalamic tracts (b) Spinocerebellar tract (c) Gracile tract (d) Cuneocerebellar tract
5) Pain from appendicitis is usually referred to the – (a) inner aspect of the left arm (b) umbilicus (c)
testicle (d) knee.
6) One of these receptors is unencapsulated (a) Pacinian corpuscle (b) meissner’s corpuscle (c) Krause
endings (d) None of the above

(7) The following are characteristics of the dorsal column system except. (a) less convergence (b) spatial
orientation of fibres (c) lateral inhibition (d) lateral spread of impulse.

8)Two terms in the following pairs are synonymous (a) Muscle and receptor (b) receptor and effector (c)
Afferent and efferent (d) effector and motor nerve

9)The fingers generally have a greater surface area of representation within the somatosensory cortex
than the trunk because: (a) of their delicacy and discreteness of movement (b) They have more receptor
more density than the trunk (c) they have no motor function (d) they perform both motor and sensory
functions.

10)The light sensitive cells in the retina is (a) Muller cells (b) ganglion cells (c) rod (d) cells of the pigment
epithelium

11) Myopia is associated with all the following except (a) concave lens is corrective glasses (b) long eye
ball (c) parallel rays focus in front of the retina (d) reduce power of the lens

12) The posterior root ganglion (a)contains motor fibres only (b) contains cell bodies of all types (c)
contain sensory neurons cell bodies (d) contains motor neurons cell bodies.

13Which of the following statement is/are (a) pain perception from visceral organs are usually referred
(b) the reticular formation is important in maintaining consciousness (c) the thalamus is a motor relay
centre (d) none of the above
14)One of these is not a characteristics of slow pain (a) receptors are free nerve ending (b) afferent
fibers are C fibres(c) neurotransmitter commonly involved is glutamate (d) most fibres terminate at the
reticular formation of the brainstem.

15) One of the following tests/tools is not employed in the examination of the eye (a) Snellen’s chart (b)
pupillary light reflex (c) Ishihara’s charts (d) perimetry.

16) The following centre is not involved in accommodation reflex (a) nucleus pretectal (b) frontal eye
field (c) Edinger Westphal nucleus (d) ciliary ganglion.

17) The following is not true concerning Horner’s syndrome (a) ptosis (b) anhidrosis (c) pupillary dilation
(d) flushing of the face

18 Which of the following statement concerning photoreceptors is wrong (a) resting membrane
potential is about -40mV (b) They become hyperpolarized following stimulation (c) The membrane disks
of photoreceptors contain visual pigment (d) cones are more sensitive to light compared to rods.

19) What is the proper sequence? i lumirhodopsin, ii metarhodopsin I, iii barthorhodopsin, iv

metarhodopsin II (a) i-ii-ii-iv(b) ii-iii-iv-I (c) iii-i-iv -ii (d) none of the above.

20) The following is true of pupillary constriction except (a) reduces spherical aberrations (b) reduces
chromatic aberrations (c) increases depth of vision (d) none of the above

21) Functions of the pigment epithelium include the following (a) phagocytosis (b) prevent light from
scattering all over the retina (c) storage of vitamin A (d) all of the above

22) Choose the wrong option (a) ganglion cells axons form optic tract (b) Muller cells are important in
the horizontal circuit (c) cones are active at high levels of light(d) rods are active at very low level of light

23)A 55year old woman visits her physician because of double vision, drooping of eyelid, difficulty in
chewing and swallowing and general weakness in her limbs. All these symptoms worsen with exercise
and occur more frequently during the day. The physician suspected myasthenia gravis. What is the most
likely basis for these symptoms. (a) Botulinum toxin(b) overexertion (c) autoimmune destruction of
acetylcholine receptors at motor end plate(d)Development of macro motor units after recovery from
poliomyelitis

24)Which of the following drugs will likely alleviate the above patient’s symptoms (a) salbutamol (b)
atropine (c) neostigmine (d) curare

25) In excitation-contraction coupling: (a) the action potential propagates along the sarcolemma and
down the T-tubules (b) calcium released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum binds to tropomyosin (c)
troponin blocks binding of actin to myosin head (d) relaxation occurs when calcium is excreted from the
fibre.

26) The force of tetanic contraction is greater than of a twitch contraction because: (a) because more
acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction per nerve impulse (b) More calcium is released in a tetanic
contraction (c) because the action potential travel faster along the transverse tubules (d) the muscle
action potentials are smaller during a tetanic contraction.

27) Which of the following does not cation channels that are activated by mechanical distortion,
producing depolarization (a) olfactory neurones (b) Pacinian corpuscles (c) hair cells in cochlea (d) hair
cells in utricle.

28) Which of the following sensation is not generated by impulses initiated by free nerve endings (a)
proprioception (b) pain (c) cold (d) tickle

29) Which of the following receptors and sense organs are incorrectly paired (a) rod and cones: eyes (b)
hair cells: olfactory mucous membrane (c) Glomus ells: carotid body (d) receptor sensitive to sodium:
taste buds.

30) adaptation to a sensory stimulus produces (a) a diminished sensation when other types of sensory
stimuli are withdrawn (b) a more intense sensation when a given stimulus is applied repeatedly (c) a
sensation localised to the hand when the nerves of the brachial plexus are stimulated (d) a diminished
sensation when a given stimulus is applied repeatedly over time