Tag: neurons and synapses

Questions Related to neurons and synapses

Saltatory transmission occurs in

  1. Nonmyelinated nerve fibre

  2. Myelinated nerve fibre

  3. Both

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

State of complete inexcitability between polarisation and repolarisation is

  1. Refractory period

  2. Synaptic delay

  3. Action potential

  4. Depolarisaion


Correct Option: A

Afferent nerve fibres carry impulses from

  1. Effector organs to CNS

  2. Receptors to CNS

  3. CNS to receptors

  4. CNS to muscles


Correct Option: B

Nerve depolarisation is maintained by 

  1. C$a^{2+}$

  2. M$g^{2+}$

  3. $K^+$

  4. CI


Correct Option: C

Cell bodies of motor nerve fibres occur in

  1. Dorsal root of spinal nerve

  2. Dorsal horn of spinal cord

  3. Ventro-lateral horn of spinal cord

  4. Ventral root of spinal cord


Correct Option: C

In resting nerve what is true

  1. 3N$a^+$ are pumped in and 2 $K^+$ pumped out

  2. 3N$a^+$ are pumped out for every 2$K^+$ pumped in

  3. There is no Na-K pump

  4. Na-K pump stops working


Correct Option: B

Nerve impulse for hearing originates in 

  1. Ear drum

  2. Auditory nerve

  3. Ear ossicles

  4. Cochlea


Correct Option: D

Pre-excitation potential difference between outside and inside of a nerve is called

  1. Reaction potential

  2. Action potential

  3. Spike potential

  4. Resting potential


Correct Option: D

Direction of nerve impulse is reversed in junction

  1. Axo-axonic

  2. Axo-dendritic

  3. Axo-dendritic-axonic

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Vagus nerve is

  1. Parasympathetic nerve

  2. Sympathetic nerve

  3. X cranial nerve

  4. V cranial nerve


Correct Option: C