Reflex action is controlled by the $.......$
- Abrain
- ✓spinal cord
- Cautonomic
- Dperipheral nervous system
Answer: B.
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A mixed nerve is one which $.......$
- ACarries sensation from $2$ or more different sense organs
- ✓Contains both sensory and motor fibres
- CHas a common root but branches into two or more nerves to different organs
- DHas two or more roots from different parts of brain
Answer: B.
View full solution →Which one of the following pairs of brain part and its function is not correctly matched?
- ACerebrum $-$ memory
- BCerebellum $-$ balance of body
- CMedulla oblongata $-$ controls activities of internal organs
- ✓Pons $-$ consciousness
Answer: D.
View full solution →The insulating sheath covering the neural axon is called.
- APlasmalemma
- ✓Neurolemma
- CDura mater
- DPia mater
Answer: B.
View full solution →Cerebellum is the part of the brain which is responsible for ________ .
The dorsal root ganglion of the spinal cord contains cell bodies of ________ neurons.
Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest the suitable word/words for the fourth place.
Receptor: Sensory nerve:: Motor nerve: ……………….
Receptor: Sensory nerve:: Motor nerve: ……………….
Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest the suitable word/words for the fourth place.
Cerebrum: Diencephalon:: Cerebellum: ……………….
Cerebrum: Diencephalon:: Cerebellum: ……………….
Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest the suitable word/words for the fourth place.
Stimulus: Receptor:: Impulse: …………….
Stimulus: Receptor:: Impulse: …………….
Name the following:
The part of the human brain which controls body temperature.
The part of the human brain which controls body temperature.
Name the following:
The part of the brain which is concerned with memory
The part of the brain which is concerned with memory
Name the following:
The junction between two nerve cells
The junction between two nerve cells
Name the following:
The fluid that is present inside and outside the brain.
The fluid that is present inside and outside the brain.
Rearrange the following in correct sequence pertaining to what is given within bracket at the end.
diencephalon ………. Cerebellum …….. medulla oblongata ………. Pons ….. Cerebrum ……. mid-brain (sequence of parts of human brain).
diencephalon ………. Cerebellum …….. medulla oblongata ………. Pons ….. Cerebrum ……. mid-brain (sequence of parts of human brain).
Two hungry boys (A and B) enter a restaurant and find a table decorated as follows:
Boy B starts salivating but not A. Explain the reason for this difference.
Boy B starts salivating but not A. Explain the reason for this difference.
Explain the following term :
Gray matter
Gray matter
Explain the following term :
Conditioned reflex
Conditioned reflex
Explain the following term :
Autonomic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Explain the following term :
Motor nerve
Motor nerve
Given below is the partially incomplete scheme of the components of peripheral nervous system. Fill up the blanks numbered (1) – (8): 
During a street fight between two individuals, mention the effects on the following organs by the autonomous nervous system, in the table given below : (one has been for you as an example).
| Organ | Sympathetic System | Parasympathetic System |
| e.g. Lungs | Dilates bronchi and bronchioles | Constricts bronchi and bronchioles |
| 1. Heart | ||
| 2. Pupil | ||
| 3. Salivary gland |
Draw neat and labelled diagrams of a myelinated neuron
What is the difference between reflex action and voluntary action?
What are the advantages of having a nervous system?
Given below are a few situations. What effective change will occur in the organ/body part mentioned and which part (sympathetic or parasympathetic) of the autonomic nervous system brings it about?
| Situation | Organ/body part | Change/action | Part of autonomic nervous system involved |
| 1. You have entered a dark room | Eye | ||
| 2. Your body is consuming lot of glucose while running a race | Liver | ||
| 3. You are chewing a tasty food | Salivary gland | ||
| 4. You are running a race | Adrenal gland | ||
| 5. You are retiring to bed for sleep | Heart | ||
| 6. You are shivering in intense cold | Body hairs |
Dura mater is the outermost layer of the meninges.
A double chain of ganglia, one on each side of the nerve cord belongs to the spinal cord.
The arachnoid layer fits closely inside the pia mater.
The main component of the white matter of the brain is perikaryon.
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