A catecholamine is released as a neurotransmitter by:
1. preganglionic sympathetic fibers
2. postganglionic sympathetic fibers
3. preganglionic parasympathetic fibers
4. postganglionic parasympathetic fibers
Catecholamines like adrenaline and noradrenaline are derived from the amino acid:
1. glycine
2. tyrosine
3. tryptophan
4. glutamic acid
Cocaine acts by interfering the reuptake of dopamine. Thus, cocaine is a:
1. sympathetic agonist
2. sympathetic antagonist
3. sympathetic neurotransmitter
4. parasympathetic agonist
ANS is most directly under the control of:
1. medulla oblongata
2. cerebrum
3. cerebellum
4. hypothalamus
The neurotransmitter released by postganglionic parasympathetic neurons is:
1. acetylcholine
2. norepinephrine
3. epinephrine
4. dopamine
Parkinson disease, caused by lack of dopamine in substantia nigra, is not characterized by:
1. Tremor
2. Rigidity
3. Hypokinesia
4. Flaccid paralysis
Very fast correction during the ongoing rapid muscular activity initiated elsewhere is done by:
1. | Primary motor cortex | 2. | Wernicke’s area |
3. | Basal ganglia | 4. | Cerebellum |
Light skin touch is sensed by _____ receptors.
1. Pacinian
2. Meissner
3. free nerve endings
4. nociceptor
When a patient is given an analgesic his pain:
1. increases
2. decreases
3. remains unaltered
4. first increases than decreases
What type of neurons is found in the olfactory membrane?
1. pseudo-unipolar
2. multipolar
3. unipolar
4. bipolar