The exocrine glands are called . . . . . . . . which secrete chemical substances other than hormones
A. Duct-glands
B. Ductless glands
C. Primary
D. None of the above
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Consider the following statements
1. The temporal-lobe language region is termed as Wernicke's area
2. The upper temporal lobe language region is termed as Broca's area
3. The lower frontal lobe language area is termed as Wernicke's area
4. The language region in the lower frontal lobe is termed as Broca's area
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. Only 4
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What do you mean by RAS
A. Reticular Action System
B. Reticular Activating System
C. Right Activating System
D. None of the above
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When both the parents carry the same recessive gene (e.g. blue eyes), they may statistically expect that the dominant (e.g. brown eyes) versus recessive (blue eyes) characteristic will be expressive in the offspring in the ratio of
A. 1 : 1
B. 1 : 3
C. 3 : 1
D. None of the above
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The parts of the nervous system outside the skull and spine make up the
A. Autonomic nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Peripheral nervous system
D. None of the above
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Contralateral Neglect' refers to
A. Symptoms of damage to the right parietal association cortex
B. Symptoms of damage to the left parietal cortex
C. Damage to temporal lobe
D. None of the above
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The . . . . . . . . gland produces one primary hormone, thyroxin, the main constituent of which is iodine.
A. Parathyroid
B. Pituitary
C. Thyroid
D. Adrenal
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Early deprivation of . . . . . . . . leads to cretinism or a type of feeble-mindedness
A. Hormone
B. Thyroxin
C. Melatonin
D. None of the above
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The function of the . . . . . . . . is to conduct nerve impulses to other neurons or to muscles and glands
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Synapse
D. None of the above
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Mongolism occurs due to
A. An extra chromosome on pair 23
B. An extra chromosome on pair 21
C. An extra chromosome on pair 20
D. An extra Y chromosome
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Each chromosome is composed of many individual hereditary units called
A. Neclei
B. Cell bodies
C. Genes
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is the symptom of damage to 'Wernicke's area'?
A. Problems with reading and writing
B. Impairment of the ability to repeat a spoken word
C. Difficulty in naming common objects
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is the part of a neuron?
A. Axon
B. Cell body
C. Dendrites
D. All of the above
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An adult brain weights about
A. 1.35 kg
B. 1.39 kg
C. 1.41 kg
D. 1.33 kg
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the hormones secreted by
A. Adrenal gland
B. Pituitary glands
C. Thyroid glands
D. Pancreas
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The . . . . . . . . is located towards the top of the head and controls incoming sensory information.
A. Frontal Lobe
B. Parietal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Temporal Lobe
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The two types of fiber of a neuron are
A. Dendrites and axons
B. Dedrites and stems
C. Axons and stems
D. None of the above
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Assertion (A): Graded potentials convey incoming information over short distances
Reason (R): Graded potentials tend to weaken quickly
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The electroencephalograph measures the pattern of electrical activity within the
A. Brain
B. Body
C. Brain and body
D. None of the above
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A deficit in recognition ability, regardless of the sense involved is known as
A. Amnesia
B. Agnosia
C. Contralateral neglect
D. None of the above
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