CET 2026 Slot 7 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 2 Slot 2 · Verbal – Page 3
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The passage is concerned with which of the following theme completely?
- analyzing ways that enzymes and other chemicals influence how the body feels pleasure and pain
- describing the presence of endorphins in the brain and discussing ways it is harmful to the body
- describing how pain signals are conveyed in the body and discussing ways in which the pain signals can be blocked
- demonstrating that pleasure can be influenced by acupuncture and electrical stimulation of the central brain stem
- differentiating the kinds of pain that occur at different points in the body's nervous system
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Answer: C. describing how pain signals are conveyed in the body and discussing ways in which the pain signals can be blocked
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According to the passage, which of the following is one of the first things to occur when cells are injured?
- The flow of electrical impulses through nerve cells at the site of the injury is broken.
- The production of substance P traveling through nerve cells to the brain increases.
- Endorphins begin to speed up the response of nerve cells at the site of the injury.
- A flood of prostaglandins sensitizes nerve endings at the site of the injury.
- Nerve cells connected to the spinal cord become electrically quiescent.
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Answer: D. A flood of prostaglandins sensitizes nerve endings at the site of the injury.
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Which of the following situation is most likely attributable to 'the effect of endorphins' as described in the passage?
- After an injection of novocaine, a patient has no feeling in the area where the injection was given.
- After taking ibuprofen, a person with a headache gets quick relief.
- After receiving a local anesthetic, an injured person reports relief in the anesthetized area.
- After getting influenza vaccine, a child falls sick less often.
- After acupuncture, a patient with chronic back pain reports that the pain is much less severe.
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Answer: E. After acupuncture, a patient with chronic back pain reports that the pain is much less severe.
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It can be inferred from the passage that if the prostaglandin synthetase is only partially blocked, which of the following is most likely to be true?
- Some endorphins will be produced, and some pain signals will be intensified.
- Some pain killing substance P is likely to be produced, so some pain signals will reach the brain.
- Some sodium ions will be blocked, so some pain signals will not reach the brain.
- Some prostaglandins will be produced, but production of substance P will be prevented.
- Some peptides in the brain will receive pain signals and begin to regulate incoming pain traffic.
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Answer: B. Some pain killing substance P is likely to be produced, so some pain signals will reach the brain.
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What does the word 'quiescent' implies?
- dormant
- vibrant
- busy
- dead
- energetic
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Answer: A. dormant