Chapter 2: Coordination & Control - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 7

1)   Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted by the pituitary gland

a. anterior lobe
b. posterior lobe
c. median lobe
d. upper lobe
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: posterior lobe

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2)   In the human peripheral nervous system, the pairs of spinal nerves are

a. 30
b. 31
c. 12
d. 15
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 31

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3)   In the middle part of the human ear, the membrane to which stapes is connected is called

a. oval window
b. Eustachian window
c. malleus window
d. stapes window
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ANSWER: oval window

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4)   The secretion of hormones is maintained in the human body by

a. feedback mechanism
b. insulin administration
c. osmosis
d. cellular respiration
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: feedback mechanism

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5)   The fluid in the central canal and ventricles is classified as

a. saltatory
b. cerebrospinal
c. cranium
d. myelin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: cerebrospinal

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6)   The pea-shaped gland attached to the hypothalamus is

a. parathyroid
b. thyroid
c. pituitary
d. adrenal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: pituitary

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7)   The point in the retina from where the optic nerve enters into the retina is called

a. fovea
b. rods and cones
c. rhodopsin
d. optic disc
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: optic disc

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8)   Hypermetropia can be rectified by using

a. eye lens
b. convex lens
c. diverging lens
d. concave lens
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: convex lens

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9)   The middle ear consists of

a. malleus, incus and stapes
b. vestibule, semicircular canals and cochlea
c. pinna, auditory canal and ear drum
d. malleus and pinna
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: malleus, incus and stapes

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10)   The thyroid-stimulating hormone is secreted by the

a. anterior lobe of thyroid gland
b. exterior lobe of pituitary gland
c. posterior lobe of pituitary gland
d. anterior lobe of pituitary gland
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: anterior lobe of pituitary gland

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11)   The external ear consists of

a. malleus, incus and stapes
b. vestibule, semicircular canals and cochlea
c. pinna, auditory canal and ear drum
d. Eustachian tube and oval window
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: pinna, auditory canal and ear drum

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12)   Olfactory bulbs create a sense of

a. pons
b. cerebrum
c. cerebellum
d. medulla oblongata
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: cerebellum

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13)   In the human peripheral nervous system, the pairs of cranial nerves are

a. 12
b. 15
c. 30
d. 31
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12

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14)   Auditory reflexes and postures are controlled by

a. forebrain
b. midbrain
c. hindbrain
d. thalamus
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ANSWER: midbrain

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15)   The neurons that formed the spinal cord and brain are

a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. interneurons
d. rotator neurons
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ANSWER: interneurons

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16)   Shortening of eyeball causes

a. myopia
b. hypermetropia
c. short sight
d. distant sight
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: hypermetropia

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17)   The hormones released by the adrenal cortex that maintains the balance of water and salts in the human body are called

a. oxytocin
b. corticosteroids
c. vasopressin
d. epinephrine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: corticosteroids

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18)   The hormone which prepares the human body to cope up with emergencies is known as

a. corticosteroids
b. adrenaline
c. epinephrine
d. norepinephrine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: epinephrine

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19)   The cerebral lobe that is concerned with hearing and smell

a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. occipital
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: temporal

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20)   The largest endocrine gland in the human body is called

a. parathyroid gland
b. adrenal gland
c. pituitary gland
d. thyroid gland
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: thyroid gland

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21)   Change in an environment which can provoke a response in an organism is called

a. effector
b. coordinator
c. stimuli
d. receptor
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: stimuli

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22)   The wave which travels along the neurons and is based on electrochemical changes is called

a. nerve impulse
b. cell body
c. papillary impulse
d. axons
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: nerve impulse

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23)   Considering the spinal and cranial nerves, the pathway which conducts impulses to effectors from the central nervous system is classified as

a. parietal pathways
b. sensory pathways
c. motor pathways
d. temporal pathways
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: motor pathways

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24)   Eyes are prevented from dehydration and are wiped by

a. eye layers
b. optic nerves
c. retina
d. eyelids
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: eyelids

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25)   A tubular bundle of nerves is

a. pons
b. spinal cord
c. grey matter
d. peripheral nervous system
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: spinal cord

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26)   In human ears, the inner part of the ear comprises of

a. vestibule and cochlea
b. cochlea and stapes
c. cochlea and pinna
d. incus and vestibule
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vestibule and cochlea

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27)   The inner part of Adrenal gland is called

a. cortex
b. medulla
c. pelvis
d. nephron
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: medulla

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28)   The disorder of the nervous system which occurs because of the disturbance of the supply of blood to the nervous system is called

a. muscular disorders
b. vascular disorders
c. functional disorders
d. compositional disorders
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vascular disorders

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29)   The negative feedback means the output of a process

a. increases
b. remains constant
c. changes
d. decreases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: decreases

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30)   Paralysis is most often by damage to

a. heart
b. muscles
c. stomach
d. brain
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: brain

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