MCQ Questions
Q.1.
The body system responsible for digestion is called the
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    autonomic nervous system
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    sympathetic nervous system
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    gastrointestinal system
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    endocrine system
Q.2.
The part of the diencephalon that relays impulses to the cerebral cortex is called the
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    pons
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    thalamus
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    hypothalamus
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    cerebellum
Q.3.
A substance found in the digestive system that helps to break down food is
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    muscle contraction
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    mineralocorticoid
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    thyrotropic hormone
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    hydrochloric acid
Q.4.
the primary glucocorticoid
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    epinephrine
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    aldosterone
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    cortisol
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    adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth)
Q.5.
The part of the subcortex responsible for coordination of movement is called the
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    thalamus
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    hypothalamus
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    cerebellum
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    pons
Q.6.
The upper part of the brain responsible for thinking functions is called the
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    thalamus
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    hypothalamus
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    cerebral cortex
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    cerebellum
Q.7.
The inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes catecholamine is called the
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    adrenal cortex
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    adrenal medulla
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    hypothalamus
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    thyroid gland
Q.8.
What activates the adrenal cortex to secrete corticoid hormones?
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    thyrotropic hormone
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    adrenal cortex
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    cerebral cortex and subcortex
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    adrenocoricotropic hormone
Q.9.
The hormonal increase of oxytocin and estrogen during the stress response
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    initiates the tend and befriend response
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    oxytocin and vasopressin
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    Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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    PTSD sufferers, people with depression, Holocaust survivors
Q.10.
What is released by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete thryrotropic hormone?
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    corticotropin releasing factor
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    thyrotropic hormone
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    Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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    thyrotropic hormone releasing hormone
Q.11.
A catecholamine, often called noradrenalin, is
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    cerebral cortex
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    pons
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    aldosterone
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    norepinephrine
Q.12.
High cortisol levels that do not decline during the day have been found in
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    adrenal cortex
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    initiates the tend and befriend response
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    increase in blood sugar
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    PTSD sufferers, people with depression, Holocaust survivors
Q.13.
A hormone(s) secreted by the pituitary gland is/are called the
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    oxytocin and vasopressin
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    initiates the tend and befriend response
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    increase in blood sugar
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    adrenocoricotropic hormone
Q.14.
The system that controls such body processes as hormone balance, temperature and blood flow regulation is called the
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    limbic system
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    autonomic nervous system
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    parasympathetic nervous system
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    sympathetic nervous system
Q.15.
cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex and is responsible for
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    oxytocin and vasopressin
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    mineralocorticoid
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    increase in blood sugar
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    adrenal cortex
Q.16.
The "lower" part of the brain responsible for various physiological processes necessary to stay alive is called the
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    cerebral cortex
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    cerebellum
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    subcortex
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    hippocampus
Q.17.
The part of the subcortex responsible for regulation of heartbeat and breathing is called the
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    cerebellum
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    hypothalamus
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    medulla oblongata
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    pons
Q.18.
____________ regulate(s) metabolism of glucose.
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    glucocorticoids
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    cortisol
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    aldosterone
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    epinephrine
Q.19.
Which of the following is not an example of an involuntary function?
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    muscle contraction
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    cerebral cortex
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    mineralocorticoid
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    adrenal cortex
Q.20.
The stress response initiates increased levels of testosterone causing
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    thalamus
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    hostility
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    hippocampus
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    adrenal cortex