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Neural Control and Coordination: NEET questions with solutions
This chapter tests neuron structure, resting and action potentials, synaptic transmission, and the parts of the human brain with their functions. NEET marks are lost on ion movements during polarisation and depolarisation, the sodium-potassium pump ratio, and assigning functions to the right region of the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.
Also called: nervous system · neuron · nerve impulse · brain
Questions
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- Q1The sodium-potassium pump maintains the resting membrane potential of a neuron. How many ions does it move in each cycle?
Resting potentialEasySingle correct
- Q2The brain is covered by three layers of meninges. Which is the correct order from the outermost to the innermost?
The brainEasySingle correct
- Q3Match each part of the brain with its function or description.
The brainMediumMatch the following
- Q4Consider the changes in a nerve fibre when a stimulus is applied.
Nerve impulseMediumStatement based
- Q5At a chemical synapse, an arriving action potential triggers a sequence of events. Which sequence is correct?
Transmission of impulsesMediumSingle correct
- Q6The forebrain consists of the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus. Which of these is the major coordinating centre for sensory and motor…
ForebrainMediumSingle correct
- Q7Axons may be myelinated or non-myelinated. Evaluate the Assertion and Reason.
Structure of a neuronMediumAssertion–Reason
- Q8Which statement correctly compares electrical and chemical synapses?
Transmission of impulsesHardSingle correct
- Q9In a neuron, which part carries impulses towards the cell body, and which carries them away from it?
Structure of a neuronEasySingle correct
- Q10Which statement about the cerebral cortex is correct?
ForebrainHardSingle correct
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