CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVE

STD. : 12 (SEM IV)

SUB : Zoology

PRACTICE TEST - 2016

DATE : 018 - 11 - 2016

Ch. 1 Neural control and coordination

1. 9th pair of cranial nerve in frog is:

(a) Vagus

(b) Trigeminal

(c) Hypoglossal

2. Number of cranial nerves in frog is:

(a) Ten

(d) Glossopharyngeal
(AFMC 2005) (CPMT2005)

(b) Twelve

(c) Twelve pairs

(d) Ten pairs

(b) Pons varolli

(c) Organ of Corti

(d) Diencephalon

3. Tree of life is:

(a) Arbor vitae

4. Which one of the following nerve carries both sensory and motor fibres? (ADMS 2005) (Manipal
2005)
(a) Vagus and facial

(b) Optic and oculomotor

(c) Auditory and olfactory

(d) Trochlear and trigeminal

5. Which of the following has H-shaped gray matter?

(a) Cerebrum

(b) Spinal cord

(c) Cerebellum

(Manipal 2005)
(d) Medulla oblongata

6. If after cutting through the dorsal root of spinal nerve of a mammal, an associated receptor in the skin
were stimulated the animal would: (CPMT 2005)
(a) Show no response

(b) Still be able to feel the stimulation

(c) Show a normal but slow response

(d) Respond but only at a different level of a spinal

cord
7. In a man, abducens nerve is injured : Which one of the following functions will be affected: (AIPMT
2005)
(a) Swallowing

(b) Movement of neck

(c) Movement of tongue

(d) Movement of eyeball

8. Which of the following is a purely motor nerve?

(a) Auditory

(b) Abducens

(c) Olfactory

(d) Trigeminal

9. The third, sixth and eleventh cranial nerves in mammals are respectively :
(a) Oculomotor, abducens and spinal accessory (b) Trigeminal, abducens and vagus
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(c) Trochlear, facial and spinal accessory

(d) Occulomotor, abducens and hypoglossal

10. Which of the following cranial nerves are mixed?

(l) Vagus

(2) Trigeminal

(BHU 2007

(3) Glossopharyngeal

(4) Auditory

Answer codes
(a) I and 2 are correct

(c) 1 and 3 are correct

(b) 2 and 4 are correct

(d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

11. Injury to vagus nerve in humans is not likely to affect:

(AFMC 2008)

(a) Cardiac movements

(b) Tongue movements

(c) Pancreatic secretion

(d) Gastrointestinal movements

12. What is the number of spinal nerves in frog?

(a) 8 Pairs

(b) 10 pairs

(CPMT 2010)

(c) 11 pairs

(d) 12 pairs

13. The role of spinal neurons is to:

(a).
(b).
(c).
(d).

Mediate communication between the PNS and other parts of the body
Mediate communication between the CNS and other parts of the body
Maintain homeostasis
Regulate pain

14. Most of the cranial nerves arise from the ______; there are ______ of them.
(a). Cerebellum; 10
(b). Cortex; 12

(c). Midbrain; 12
(d). Brainstem; 12

(e). 15. Sensory nerve cells act as the decision-making cells to sum up all signals for certain stimuli.
(a). True

(b). False

(c). 16. The peripheral nervous system includes the nerves, which are neurons with cell bodies that
occur in the ________.
(a).
(b).
(c).
(d).

sympathetic nervous system

brain, spinal cord, or in ganglia
motor system
autonomic system

(d). 17. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) lies outside the central nervous system (CNS).
(a). True

(b). False

18. The PNS nerves are part of either the somatic system or the ________ .
(a). motor system
(b). central nervous system
(c). sympathetic system

(d). parasympathetic system

(e). autonomic system

(f). 19. The somatic system contains nerves that control _________.
(a).
(b).
(c).
(d).

skeletal muscles
internal organs, joints, and glands
skeletal muscles, skin, and glands
smooth muscles, cardiac muscles and glands

(g). 20. How many pairs of cranial nerves do humans have?

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(a). 4
(b). 12
(c). 16

(d). 21
(e). 31

(f). 21. Humans have 12 pairs of spinal nerves.

(a). True

(b). False

(c). 22. Nerves are structures that contain many short fibers joined end-to-end.
(a). True

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(b). False

(c). 23. The peripheral nervous system includes mixed nerves that _________.
(a).
(b).
(c).
(d).
(e).
(d).
(e).
(f).
(g).
(h).

serve the muscular and skeletal system

serve the sympathetic system
serve the parasympathetic system
contain both sensory and motor fibers
do not always know how to respond
24. Ventral root of spinal nerve has :(a) Sensory fibers
(c) Sensory and motor fibers both
25. Cavity in spinal cord is called:(a) Enterocoel
(b) Blastocoel

(b) Motor fibers

(d) None of these
(3) Schizocoel

(4) Neurocoel

(i). 26. Which of the following is responsible for control of reflex actions:(j).

(a) Motor nerves

(b) Sensory nerves

(k).

(c) Central nervous system

(d) Sympathetic nervous system

(l). 27. Last end of spinal cord is called:(m).

(a) Cauda equina

(b) Filum terminale

(c) Funiculus

(d) Fasciculi

(n). 28. Find out the correct sequence of a simple reflex are:(o).

(a) Brain-spinal cord - nerves effector

(p).

(b) Effector - CNS - sensory nerves - receptor

(q).

(c) Muscles - spinal cord - brain - receptor

(r).

(d) Receptor - sensory nerves - CNS effector

(s). 29. Lower part of filum terminale has only:(t).

(a) Piamater

(b) Duramater

(c) Arachnoid

(d) All of

the above
(u). 30. Through which aperture the spinal cord passes out of skull :(v).

(a) Foramen of monro

(b) Foramen of paninzc

(c) Foramen of magnum

(d) None of the above

(w). 31. The "butter fly" like structure surrounding the central in human's spinal cord is called:(x).

(a) Funiculus
matter

(y). 32. Which has H shaped gray matter?

(b) Horn

(c) White matter

(d) Gray