1. Noradrenaline is stored in subcellular granules ---------- by a membrane.

a. released                    b. enveloped                      c. separated                      d. triggered

2. Blockage of the receptors can lead either to inhibition or ---------- of transmitter release.

a. deprivation                b. fusion                             c. distribution                  d. facilitation

3. Obesity----------and aggravates many of the major diseases of affluent societies. 

a. correspond to                  b. confine               c. intervene in                       d. contribute to

4. Phocomedia is a ---------- deformity in which the long bone of the limbs is defective.

a. congenital                   b. rudimentary                   c. casual                          d. trivial

5. Inquiries provided evidence-incriminating thalidomide.

a. supporting                     b. accusing                       c. rejecting                   d. recommending

6. The chief ---------- of Thalidomide was that the overdose did not cause coma.

a. relief                             b. estimate                         c. merit                            d. context

 7. The nocturnal seizure ---------- the neurological consultation.

a. brought up                   b. was caused by                   c. resulted from          d. led to

8. Inquiries into family history --------- no history of similar skin disorders.

a. furnished                    b. persisted                            c. yielded                       d. erupted

9. Skull radiographs revealed several areas of increased density in the upper part of the parietal bones.

a. involved                      b. observed                              c. showed                     d. recognized

10. Intracranial space is a space --------- the skull.

a. between                        b. behind                                  c. within                     d. besides

11. ---------- is a disease characterized by areas of focal loss of myelin in the central nervous system.

a. Multiple sclerosis          b. Epiloia           c. Adenoma sebaceum                    d. Epilepsy

12. The involuntary rapid movement of the eyeball is called ----------.

a. ataxia                    b. nystagmus                                 c. impotence                d. titubation

13. Imperfect articulation of the speech is named ---------.

a. vertigo                      b. euphoria                                c. dysarthria                  d. diplopia

14. The suffix "itis" as in "neuritis" means ----------.

a. inflammation                b. dilation                              c. contraction                 d. atrophy

15. The presence of a greater than normal number of cells in cerebrospinal fluid is referred to as ---------.

a. Leukemia                        b. scotoma                              c. paraparesis           d. poleocytosis

16. Having so many --------- at the moment, he ignores his family completely.

a. manifestations                 b. preoccupations                   c. exposures            d. incidents

17. A sensory perception that does not result from an external stimulus is called -----------.

a. delusion                     b. retardation                         c. agitation                    d. hallucination

18. Pollen is a (n) ---------, causing red and sore eyes in sensitive people.

a. inhabitant                    b. irritant                                c. distraction                  d. despair

19. Violence is an ever-present hazard of working with the mentally ill, especially in hospitals.

a. danger                     b. property                             c. characteristic                    d. injury

20. The -------- of the wounds usually cause fever.

a. palpitation                  b. suppression                     c. suppuration            d. profusion