Tag: CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Nervous system

A mechanical pressure was exerted on a specific location of a peripheral nerve of a mammal. The touch or pain receptors were stimulated from the skin surface innervated by the […]

External pressure given on a mixed nerve causes loss of touch sensation while pain sensation remains relatively intact. On the other hand, application of local anesthetics on the same nerve, […]

Which one of the following is NOT released by sympathetic preganglionic neurons? (1) Neurotensin (2) Enkephalin (3) Serotonin (4) Substance P The sympathetic nervous system plays a crucial role in […]

Sympathetic post-ganglionic neurons that are cholinergic, innervate (1) sweat glands (2) parotid glands (3) hair follicles (4) Pancreas In the sympathetic nervous system, postganglionic neurons typically release norepinephrine to activate […]

The cell bodies of sympathetic-preganglionic neurons are located in (1) Intermediolateral cell column of spinal cord (2) Posterior cell column of spinal cord (3) Celiac ganglion (4) Paravertebral ganglion The […]

Which one of the following neurotransmitters is secreted by the pre-ganglionic neurons of sympathetic nervous system? (1) Epinephrine (2) Acetylcholine (3) Dopamine (4) Norepinephrine Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous […]

A response was observed when a specific site in a rat brain was stimulated by passing electrical pulses through indwelling electrode implanted surgically. In another experiment in another rat, a […]

A monkey undergoes cerebellectomy. After the post- operative recovery, the monkey was given a task to press a bar. The possible observations are: A. Its hand would overshoot the target […]

Memory of facts and events is not consolidated if there is an injury to (1) striatum. (2) amygdala. (3) cerebellum. (4) Hippocampus.  Memory consolidation refers to the process by which […]

Mammillary bodies are present in (1) thalamus (2) epithalamus (3) hypothalamus (4) midbrain Location of Mammillary Bodies Mammillary bodies are situated on the undersurface of the brain, at the ends […]