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				This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Action potential can only flow in the forward direction. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. | Local anesthetics act by _____________ the ion channels. | 
| A. | inactivating | 
| B. | opening | 
| C. | closing | 
| D. | mutating | 
| Answer» D. mutating | |
| 3. | The parts in the figure are a)__________, b)_____________, c)___________, d)____________. | 
| A. | dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier | 
| B. | _____________, c)___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath | 
| C. | ___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheathc) soma, axon hillock, myelin sheath, dendrites | 
| D. | ____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheathc) soma, axon hillock, myelin sheath, dendritesd) soma, axon hillock, axon, dendrites | 
| Answer» B. _____________, c)___________, d)____________. a) dendrites, soma, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvierb) dendrites, soma, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath | |
| 4. | Saltatory conduction occurs due to _______________ | 
| A. | axon hillock | 
| B. | soma | 
| C. | myelin sheath | 
| D. | nodes of ranvier | 
| Answer» D. nodes of ranvier | |
| 5. | A neuron fires when _____________________ | 
| A. | action potential is achieved | 
| B. | apoptosis is induced | 
| C. | re-stimulation occurs | 
| D. | stimulation ceases | 
| Answer» B. apoptosis is induced | |
| 6. | Depolarization is when ___________ ions flow inside the neuron’s membrane. | 
| A. | Potassium | 
| B. | Sodium | 
| C. | Chloride | 
| D. | Magnesium | 
| Answer» C. Chloride | |
| 7. | On which of the following organisms, the research on nerve cells was first carried out? | 
| A. | Drosophila melanogaster | 
| B. | Grasshopper | 
| C. | Giant squid | 
| D. | Octopus | 
| Answer» D. Octopus | |
| 8. | Which of the following has the highest permeability in a resting nerve cell? | 
| A. | Na+ | 
| B. | Cl– | 
| C. | I– | 
| D. | K+ | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | Which of the following exists in nerve and muscle cells? | 
| A. | resting potential | 
| B. | membrane potential | 
| C. | potassium equilibrium potential | 
| D. | sodium equilibrium potential | 
| Answer» B. membrane potential | |
| 10. | Membrane potential is present only in nerve cells. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 11. | Myelin sheath is composed mainly of _____________ | 
| A. | proteins | 
| B. | lipids | 
| C. | nucleic acids | 
| D. | cholesterol | 
| Answer» C. nucleic acids | |
| 12. | The information is forwarded from the neuron through which part? | 
| A. | axon | 
| B. | soma | 
| C. | dendrites | 
| D. | nucleus | 
| Answer» B. soma | |
| 13. | Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons? | 
| A. | cell body | 
| B. | axon | 
| C. | dendrites | 
| D. | myelin sheath | 
| Answer» D. myelin sheath | |
| 14. | Information is coded in the form of fast moving impulse in which types of cells? | 
| A. | epithelial | 
| B. | endothelial | 
| C. | neurons | 
| D. | hepatocytes | 
| Answer» D. hepatocytes | |
| 15. | Response to external stimulus is called _______________ | 
| A. | reaction | 
| B. | immunity | 
| C. | response | 
| D. | irritability | 
| Answer» E. | |