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Central Nervous System of the Human Beings (UPCAT)

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Anita met with an accident and became very poor in grammar and pronunciation. Which part of her brain must have been affected in the accident?

  1. Cerebellum

  2. Hypothalamus

  3. Wernicke's area

  4. Broca's area

  5. Pons


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Broca's area is the part of the brain which is on the front-left side of the cortex of the brain and is responsible for not only speech production, but also language comprehension and language compression. It also controls facial neurons.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic and often disabling autoimmune disease. Which of the following might be helpful in cerebral systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

  1. Antinuclear antibodies

  2. Antineuronal antibodies

  3. C8 levels in serum

  4. C3 levels in CSF

  5. Immune complex levels in CSF


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A marker of SLE, but also found in many other diseases; their presence in a patient suspected of having cerebral lupus indicates that dsDNA binding antibodies and ENA antibodies must be measured. These will be present in SLE, including cerebral SLE.

Aman and Nitin are brothers. Aman always scores high on mental tests, while Nitin scores low. One of the main differences between the brains of the people who score high on mental tests and those who score low indicates that higher scorers have

  1. equal levels of both dura mater and pia mater

  2. lower levels of dura mater

  3. higher levels of dura mater

  4. lower levels of gray matter

  5. higher levels of gray matter


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It is correct as the more dense the gray matter is in a particular region of the brain, the more intelligence is found in the person. Thus, people with unusually high levels of intelligence and unique skills possess notably high levels of gray matter.

The most evident difference between a human brain and that of a goldfish is the

  1. limbic system

  2. brain stem

  3. hippocampus

  4. cerebellum

  5. pituitary


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The brains of fish do not have a hippocampus region. The hippocampus is a part of the brain that is involved in memory forming, organising and storing.

Myasthenia gravis is a rare long-term condition that causes certain muscles in the body to become weak. Which of these forms of therapy is NOT useful in the treatment of myasthenia gravis?

  1. Anticholinesterases

  2. Immune suppression

  3. Plasma exchange

  4. Vitamin B12

  5. Thymectomy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is used for both pernicious anaemia and sub-acute combined degeneration of the cord, both due to deficiencies of vitamin B12.

Mr. Khatri met with a road accident and lost his power to reason and imagine. Which part of his brain must have been damaged?

  1. Amygdala

  2. Hypothalamus

  3. Cerebral cortex

  4. Thalamus

  5. Cerebellum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cerebral cortex is a part of the brain that functions to make human beings unique and distinct. Distinctly, human traits encompassing higher thought, language and human consciousness as well as the ability to think, reason and imagine all originate in the cerebral cortex.

An old man had a stroke and has been suffering from visual illusions since then. Apparently, the stroke damaged his

  1. occitemporal lobe

  2. temporal lobe

  3. occipital lobe

  4. parietal lobe

  5. frontal lobe


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Functions of the occipital lobe encompass visual reception, visual spatial processing, movement and colour identification. Thus, the disorders of the occipital lobe cause visual illusions in an individual.

Agnosia may sometimes be helped by

  1. waiting long enough to think through an answer

  2. cues of touch

  3. deep sleep therapy

  4. speech therapy

  5. visual cues


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agnosia is characterised by the inability to recognise and interpret objects in the visual field. Treatment is generally symptomatic and supportive based on cues of touch.

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other areas of the brain influencing

  1. medulla

  2. body balance

  3. fight-or-flight response

  4. sleep and arousal

  5. memory and speech


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The pons is a section of the brain lying above the medulla oblongata. It plays an important role in arousal, sleep, carrying sensory information between cerebrum and cerebellum, and helping in control of autonomic functions.

Flashbulb memories, which are vigorous, lasting images of events associated with personal tragedy, may be produced in part by

  1. epinephrine

  2. increased serotonin levels

  3. decreased serotonin levels

  4. decreased ACTH levels

  5. increased ACTH levels


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

ACTH is secreted from the anterior pituitary in response to corticotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus. Corticotropin-releasing hormone is secreted in response to many types of stress, which makes sense in view of the stress management functions of glucocorticoids.

The structure that controls the coordination of eye movements in humans is

  1. corpus callosum

  2. pons

  3. medulla oblongata

  4. fornix

  5. cingulate gyrus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The pons is the centre for the control of vital processes, including respiration and cardiovascular functions. It also controls the coordination of eye movements and balance.

In an individual, the procedural memory controls how he/she does things. In a cricket match, Amit got hurt and lost his procedural memory. This may have happened as a result of damage to the

  1. midbrain

  2. cerebral cortex

  3. dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

  4. somatosensory cortex

  5. motor cortex


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the extensive outer layer of gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres, largely responsible for problem solving, emotional response, language, all types of memory, speech and processing of complex sensory data such as vision and sound. Thus, Amit must have hurt his cerebral cortex .

An individual with difficulty in _______ would be described to have aphasia.

  1. sleep

  2. reasoning and thinking

  3. eating

  4. walking

  5. communicating


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Aphasia is a disorder characterised by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally and even using written words.

Mr. Khanna was walking through a bad part of town, down a dark lane and carrying a large amount of cash. Behind him, he heard a door open and close suddenly and he immediately dived into the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly responsible for his reaction is the

  1. thalamus

  2. amygdala

  3. cerebrum

  4. medulla oblongata

  5. hippocampus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amygdala is a limbic structure involved in many brain functions like emotion, learning and memory. It is part of a system that processes reflexive emotions like fear and anxiety. Thus, in the situation described above, amygdala is responsible for Mr. Khanna's reaction.

Mrs. Shukla underwent a split-brain operation. Which of the following parts of the brain must be severed in her split-brain operation?

  1. Parietal lobe

  2. Operculum

  3. Premotor cortex

  4. Corpus callosum

  5. Cerebral cortex


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Split-brain surgery is a medical procedure that involves the severing of the corpus callosum, conjoining the two hemispheres of the brain, to cure epilepsy. It does not involve the removal of any brain tissue.

In an individual, the section of the brain acting as a switching station between short term memory and long term memory is the

  1. neocortex

  2. cerebrum

  3. cerebellum

  4. cerebral cortex

  5. hippocampus


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The hippocampus lies inside the medial temporal lobe of the brain. It belongs to the limbic system and plays important role in long term memory and spatial navigation. It acts as a switching station between short term memory and long term memory.

The foremost pathway of the hypothalamus in the central autonomic network is

  1. spinohypothalamic tract

  2. mammillotegmental tract

  3. stria terminalis

  4. dorsal longitudinal fasciculus

  5. medial forebrain bundle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The principal pathway of the hypothalamus in the central autonomic network is the dorsal longitudinal fasciculus. It is a bundle of thin, poorly myelinated nerve fibers reciprocally connecting the periventricular zone of the hypothalamus with ventral parts of the central gray substance of the midbrain.

The postcommissural fornix has direct terminal to which of the following structures?

  1. Mamillary bodies

  2. Anterior cingulate cortex

  3. Nucleus basalis of Meynert

  4. Ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus

  5. Substantia innominata


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The postcommissural branch of the fornix conjoins the anterior nucleus of the thalamus and the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus.

After successfully escaping by running from a fierce tiger that was running directly towards Raman, he paused to catch his breath and collect his wits. The physical symptoms he will be experiencing now are controlled by

  1. parasympathetic nervous system

  2. sympathetic nervous system

  3. central nervous system

  4. peripheral nervous system

  5. Enteric nervous system


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When the stress subsides, the parasympathetic nervous system of the body produces opposite effects of sympathetic nervous system. It conserves energy as it calms an individual by decreasing heartbeat, lowering blood sugar and so forth.

The damage to which of the following structures can make an individual emotionally labile?

  1. The primary motor cortex

  2. The medial frontal cortex

  3. The left posteroinferior frontal cortex

  4. The orbital frontal cortex

  5. The dorsolateral frontal cortex


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The orbital frontal cortex regulates social behaviour of an organism. People with orbital frontal lesions can become emotionally labile.

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