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Central Nervous System (Physiology practice multiple choice questions for FCPS, MRCP, USMLE, and PLAB)

1) Lesions of which of the following nuclei cause hypothalamic obesity a. ventromedial nucleus               b. dorsomedial nucleus c. suprachiasmatic nucleus           d. supraoptic nucleus Ans. a 2) The EPSP a. is an all or none response to a presynaptic potential   b. can be temporarily summated during repetitive presynaptic stimulation c. always initiates an action potential      d. lasts only for the duration of presynaptic action potential Ans. b 3) Following statements are true for dopamine except a. it is related to Parkinsonism    b. it is found in the cells uninhibited by Ach in basal ganglia c. it is one of the endogenous opiates from CNS                 d.   it cannot be replaced in CNS from dietary dopamine ...

Blood (Physiology practice multiple choice questions for FCPS, MRCP, USMLE, and PLAB)

1) The number of oxygen molecules carried by one Hb molecule a. 1         b. 2 c. 4         d. 8 Ans. c 2) Arneth count is counting of a. lymphocytes                 b. lobes of eosinophils c. lobes of neutrophils   d.   reticulocytes Ans. c 3) Majority of clotting factors are produced in a. liver   b. kidney c. heart                 d. brain Ans. a 4) Endothelial cells synthesise a. fibrinogen      b. factor 8 c. factor 10          d. factor 12 Ans. b 5) Iron is stored in the body in the following except a. spleen              b. R.E. system c. gall bladder ...