MARS Institute of Health Sciences for Women, Lahore.

DPT (1st Year)

Subject: Nerve Physiology Maximum Marks: 25
Q.1 Choose the correct answer.
1. A patient has come to you with second degree injury of nerve fiber. Which of the following covering of nerve
will be intact:

(a) Endoneurium.
(b) Perineurium.
(c) Epimysium.
(d) Neurilemma.

2. For regeneration of nerve fiber, gap between cut ends of the nerve should not exceed:

(a) 2 mm
(b) 3 mm
(c) 4 mm
(d) 8 mm

3. Gap junctions are present in:

(a) Electrical synapse

(b) Chemical synapse
(c) Biological synapse
(d) Physiological synapse.

4. Calcium ions cause the release of neurotransmitter substance from the synaptic vesicles by means of:

(a) Endocytosis
(b) Diffusion
(c) Exocytosis
(d) Osmosis.

5. Inhibition of synaptic transmission is caused by:

(a) Acetylcholine
(b) GABA
(c) Serotonin
(d) Histamine

Q#2 Write the short answer upto 20 lines maximum.

i. (a) Explain the negative feedback inhibition. (4)
(b) Name the properties of synapse. (2)

Q#3 Describe the excitatory function of synapses in detail. Explain the sequence of events during
synaptic transmission. (15)