Physiological Psychology - 14.139.185.6
Transcript of Physiological Psychology - 14.139.185.6
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 longer-
lasting 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