Question MCQ1 : The primary tastes in humans include all of the following except
Answer: None of the options

Question MCQ2 : The largest number of taste buds are found in which papillae?
Answer: Circumvallate

Question MCQ3 : Adult humans have a maximum of about how many taste buds?
Answer: 10000

Question MCQ4 : Taste buds consists of the following cells except 
Answer: Papillae

Question MCQ5 : Concerning human smell sensation, which of the following statement is false? 
Answer: Highly developed in humans compared to lower animals

Question MCQ6 : Which type of neurons within the olfactory epithelium 
Answer: Bipolar 

Question MCQ7 : Influx of ions into olfactory hairs is triggered by the activation of
Answer: G-protein

Question MCQ8 : Olfactory nerves are formed by 
Answer: Axons of olfactory neurons

Question MCQ9 : Apart from olfactory cortex, olfactory tracts terminate in what other region of the brain
Answer: Amygdala

Question MCQ10 : Which of these statements is true concerning olfactory mucus?
Answer: All of the options

Question MCQ11 : The external ear is separated from the middle ear by 
Answer: Tympanic membrane

Question MCQ12 : The part of external ear outside the head is called
Answer: Auricle

Question MCQ13 : The auditory ossicles are
Answer: malleus, incus, and stapes

Question MCQ14 : The muscles of the middle ear are 
Answer: Tensor tympani and stapedius

Question MCQ15 : The stapedius muscle is innervated by which nerve?
Answer: Facial

Question MCQ16 : The tube opening into the pharynx from the middle ear is called 
Answer: All of the options

Question MCQ17 : The regions of the bony labyrinth include all of the following except
Answer: Tympani

Question MCQ18 : Which of the fluids in the inner ear is similar to cerebrospinal fluid?
Answer: Perilymph

Question MCQ19 : The structure of cochlea gives a resemblance to
Answer: Snail

Question MCQ20 : Which part of cranial nerve VIII is responsible for balancing?
Answer: Vestibular

Question MCQ21 : Arrange the layers of the eye from superficial to deep
Answer: Fibrous layer, vascular layer, retina

Question MCQ22 : The bony labyrinth is filled with which fluid?
Answer: Perilymph 

Question MCQ23 : The embryonic beginning of the brain and spinal cord is the neural
Answer: Tube

Question MCQ24 : One of these houses the spiral organ
Answer: Cochlear duct 

Question MCQ25 : The initial 3 brain vesicles formed at 4<sup>th</sup> week include all except 
Answer: Metencephalon

Question MCQ26 : Connective tissue fibres found in the sclera are
Answer: Collagen and elastic

Question MCQ27 : The part of embryonic brain that forms the cerebral cortex is 
Answer: Telencephalon 

Question MCQ28 : Concerning the aqueous humour, which is true 
Answer: Keeps the eyeball inflated

Question MCQ29 : The inner surface of cornea is covered by 
Answer: Simple squamous epithelium

Question MCQ30 : Spinal bifida is a failure of closure of the
Answer: Neural tube

Question MCQ31 : The Rhombencephalon give rise to which of these regions
Answer: Medulla

Question MCQ32 : Orbicularis oculi is responsible for
Answer: Closing eyes

Question MCQ33 : Concerning the lens, which of these is false
Answer: It is transparent

Question MCQ34 : The most obvious features of the cerebrum are
Answer: Gyri and Sulci

Question MCQ35 : The pituitary gland is divided into how many lobes
Answer: 2

Question MCQ36 : The 3 main sulci dividing the brain into lobes include all except 
Answer: Medial

Question MCQ37 : The two hemispheres of the brain are connected by 
Answer: Corpus callosum

Question MCQ38 : Which type of epithelia lines the follicles of the thyroid gland
Answer: Simple cuboidal

Question MCQ39 : The bone which houses the pituitary glanda.b.c.d. 
Answer: Sphenoid bone

Question MCQ40 : Histologically, the cerebral cortex is arranged in how many layers
Answer: 6

Question MCQ41 : The pituitary gland is connected to the what part of the brain?
Answer: Hypothalamus

Question MCQ42 : The brain stem in humans include the following except. 
Answer: Cerebellum

Question MCQ43 : Which of this part of the midbrain is particularly implicated in Parkinson’s disease? 
Answer: Substantia nigra

Question MCQ44 : Which brain ventricles is housed within the cerebral hemispheres?
Answer: Lateral

Question MCQ45 : The lateral ventricles in the cerebrum are connected to the third ventricle in the diencephalon by 
Answer: Interventricular foramina

Question MCQ46 : Approximately 80% of the hormone released from the adrenal medulla is 
Answer: Adrenaline

Question MCQ47 : One of these is not a layer of the adrenal cortex 
Answer: Zona basale

Question MCQ48 : Which of these does not partake in the cerebral arterial circle of Willis? 
Answer: Basilar artery

Question MCQ49 : Photoreceptors are mostly concentrated in what part of the retina
Answer: Fovea

Question MCQ50 : A defect in which the cornea or lens is not uniformly curved and the image is not sharply focused is called
Answer: Astigmatism

Question FBQ51 : Taste is mainly a function of the taste _____ in the mouth.
Answer: Buds

Question FBQ52 : Substances called _____ dissolve in saliva, enter the taste pores, and by various mechanisms cause the taste cells to depolarize.
Answer: Tastants

Question FBQ53 : Many of the sensations thought of as being taste are strongly influenced by _____ sensations
Answer: Olfactory

Question FBQ54 : Beyond the age of _____ years, many taste buds degenerate, causing taste sensitivity to decrease in old age
Answer: 45

Question FBQ55 : Each taste cell has several microvilli, called _____.
Answer: Taste hairs

Question FBQ56 : Airborne odorants become dissolved in the mucus on the surface of the epithelium and bind to molecules on the membranes of the olfactory hairs called olfactory ­­_____.
Answer: Receptors

Question FBQ57 : The olfactory cortex is part of the _____, projecting to the hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus of the cerebrum
Answer: Limbic system

Question FBQ58 : _____ is partial loss of smell or decreased sensation of smell.
Answer: Hyposmia

Question FBQ59 : The membranous labyrinth is filled with a clear fluid called _____
Answer: Endolymph

Question FBQ60 : In the inner ear, the hair cells consist of numerous microvilli, called stereocilia, and one cilium, called a _____.
Answer: Kinocilium

Question FBQ61 : The eye consists of the eyeball, or globe of the eye, and the ____ nerve.
Answer: Optic

Question FBQ62 : The _____ is avascular and transparent, permitting light to enter the eye
Answer: Cornea

Question FBQ63 : The iris regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the _____.
Answer: Pupil

Question FBQ64 : The sphincter papillae are innervated by _____ fibers from the oculomotor nerve (III).
Answer: Parasympathetic

Question FBQ65 : _____ is an abnormal increase in intraocular pressure that results when the rate of production of aqueous humor exceeds its rate of removal
Answer: Glaucoma

Question FBQ66 : The _____ ligaments connect the lens capsule to the ciliary body
Answer: Suspensory

Question FBQ67 : The lens is part of the _____ system of the eye.
Answer: Focusing

Question FBQ68 : The most common type of gigantism, pituitary gigantism, results from excess secretion of _____.
Answer: Growth hormone

Question FBQ69 : The parathyroid glands are usually embedded in the _____ part of each lobe of the thyroid gland.
Answer: Posterior

Question FBQ70 : A spinal _____ is the removal of CSF from the subarachnoid space.
Answer: Tap

Question FBQ71 : The_____ is in overall control of the autonomic nervous system.
Answer: Hypothalamus

Question FBQ72 : _____ (stretch receptors) in the walls of large arteries near the heart detect changes in blood pressure
Answer: Baroreceptors

Question FBQ73 : Cholinergic receptors are receptors to which _____ binds
Answer: Acetylcholine

Question FBQ74 : the parasympathetic division of the ANS is sometimes called the _____ division
Answer: Craniosacral

Question FBQ75 : Damage to the median nerve occurs most commonly where it enters the wrist through the _____
Answer: Carpal tunnel

Question FBQ76 : The term funny bone or crazy bone is associated with the _____ nerve
Answer: Ulnar

Question FBQ77 : Wrist drop is major due to a damage to the _____ nerve
Answer: Radial

Question FBQ78 : The largest peripheral nerve in the human body is the _____ nerve
Answer: Sciatic

Question FBQ79 : The phrenic nerve is involved in breathing due to its innervation of the _____ 
Answer: Diaphragm

Question FBQ80 : The brachial plexus originates from spinal nerves C5 to _____.
Answer: T1

Question FBQ81 : A _____ is the area of skin supplied with sensory innervation by a pair of spinal nerves.
Answer: Dermatome

Question FBQ82 : The nerve supply to the upper limbs originate from _____ plexus
Answer: Brachial

Question FBQ83 : There are _____ pairs of spinal nerve
Answer: 31

Question FBQ84 : The trigeminal nerve (V) has three branches; ophthalmic, _____, and mandibular
Answer: Maxillary

Question FBQ85 : The main blood supply to the CNS include the _____, vertebral and basilar systems of arteries
Answer: Internal carotid

Question FBQ86 : ______ is a condition that results from partial or complete block of ventricles of the brain
Answer: Hydrocephalus

Question FBQ87 : The neuroepithelial cells lining the neural tube are of simple _____ type
Answer: Columnar

Question FBQ88 : ____ is the caudal portion of the rhombencephalon
Answer: Myelencephalon

Question FBQ89 : During brain development, nerves of the branchial arches become the _____ nerves
Answer: Cranial

Question FBQ90 : The thymus produces _____, which is involved in the development of the immune system
Answer: Thymosin

Question FBQ91 : The kidneys secrete a hormone in response to reduced oxygen levels in the kidney. The hormone is called _____.
Answer: Erythropoietin

Question FBQ92 : _____ is sometimes called the “hormone of darkness” because its production increases in the dark
Answer: Melatonin

Question FBQ93 : The exocrine gland of the pancreas secretes _____ enzymes
Answer: Digestive

Question FBQ94 : _____ is a chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland not due to a tumor
Answer: Goitre

Question FBQ95 : Lack of _____ in the diet can result in decreased thyroid hormone levels
Answer: Iodine

Question FBQ96 : The posterior lobe of pituitary gland is also called _____.
Answer: Neurohypophysis

Question FBQ97 : In the retina, _____ cells in the inner plexiform layer synapse with bipolar and ganglion cells
Answer: Amacrine

Question FBQ98 : The _____ are moveable folds covering the anterior surface of the eye when closed
Answer: Eyelids

Question FBQ99 : The organs of hearing and balance are divided into three parts: the external, _____, and inner ear
Answer: Middle

Question FBQ100 : _____, is a complete loss of smell.
Answer: Anosmia