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The Nervous System and Sense Organs — Biology STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10BiologyThe Nervous System and Sense Organs3 Marks
Question
The below diagram represents the human brain as seen in an external view. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the parts labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(ii) Mention the difference in the arrangement of the nerve cells in the parts marked ‘1’ and ‘4’.
(iii) What is the main function of the parts marked ‘3’ and ‘4’?
(iv) Name the sheet of nerve fibers that connect the two halves of the part labeled ‘1’.
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Answer

(i)
1. Cerebrum,
2. Cerebellum,
3. Medulla oblongata,
4. Spinal cord.

(ii)
1. Gray matter is outside and white matter inside.
4. White matter s outside and gray matter is inside.

(iii)
3. Medulla oblongata controls all involuntary movements of internal organs e.g., breathing movements of lungs, beating of the heart.
4. The spinal cord performs reflex action below the neck.

(iv) Corpus callosum.

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