Central Nervous System
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- Cerebrum
- Hypothalamus
- Thalamus
- Cerebellum
Differentiate between the following pair of terms:
(c) Platelets and WBC.
The area of the brain responsible for maintaining homeostasis by regulating processes such as hunger, thirst, body temperature, and water balance is ______.
thalamus
cerebrum
hypothalamus
limbic system
What is the importance of iodine in our diet?
It is required by our body to produce thyroxine.
It is useful in digestion of proteins.
It enhances the taste of the food.
It fights bacterial infection.
The ___________ recieves, processes and interprets information coming from the senses and sends out the messages destined for the effector.
CNS and various body organs
CNS and peripheral nervous system
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
peripheral nervous system and CNS
Diabetes mellitus is caused by deficiency of ______.
ADH
adrenalin
insulin
prolactin
- Cerebrum
- Medulla oblongata
- Vertebral column
- Cerebellum
Which part of the brain controls happiness?
Which of the following belong to the central nervous system?
Reflex arc, A - Receptor, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Relay neuron
Central Nervous System, A - Electrical impulse, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Nerve ending
Central Nervous System, A - Electrical impulse, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Nerve ending
Neuromuscular junction, A - Cell body, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Axon
Identify the tropic movement in the picture below.
Thigmotropic movement
Phototropic movement
Chemotropic movement
Geotropic movement
What is the nervous system and how it works?
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
(i) The blood plasma contains a dissolved substance called ________
Question 40
The size of the cells of an organism has no relation with the size of its body. Do you agree? Give reason for your answer.
Diabetic patients should avoid food rich in starch and sugar.
A) Swallowing, walking, writing, drinking and vomiting
B) Vomiting, peristalsis, swallowing and respiration
C) Drinking, blood pressure, swallowing and sleep
D) Breathing, cycling, eating, swallowing and digestion
- Positive Phototropism
- Negative Phototropism
- Negative Geotropism
- Positive Geotropism
- Receptors
- Chemoreceptors
- Photoreceptors
- Tactile receptors
Match the following:
1cerebellumAIt is located in the hindbrain, posterior to the cerebellum2cerebrumBThe principal and most anterior part of the brain invertebrates, located in the area of the skull and consistingof two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure.3Medulla oblongataCIt is located in the hindbrain, posterior to the cerebrum
1-D, 2-C, 3-B , 4-A
1-C, 2-B, 3- D, 4- A
1- B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A
1- D, 2-B, 3- C, 4- A
- Adrenaline - Pituitary gland
- Testosterone - Testes
- Estrogen - Ovary
- Thyroxine -Thyroid gland
- Gravity
- Touch
- Chemical
- Light
M is the fight or flight hormone of the body. M may have an effect on organ N. M reduces the blood flow from O and skin and diverts it to P.
Identify M, N, O and P.
Insulin, liver, heart, brain
Adrenaline, heart, digestive system, skeletal muscles
Insulin, heart, digestive system, skeletal muscles
Adrenaline, heart, skeletal muscles, digestive system
- Pineal gland
- Hypothalamus
- Adrenal gland
Actions which are initiated by our own will are known as
Reflex arc, A - Receptor, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Relay neuron
Central Nervous System, A - Electrical impulse, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Nerve ending
Central Nervous System, A - Electrical impulse, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Nerve ending
Neuromuscular junction, A - Cell body, B - Sensory neuron, C - Motor neuron, D - Axon
- blood
- water
- nerves
Central nervous system comprises of
Brain
Spinal cord
Vertebral column
All peripheral nerves
Find the correct function of the efferent nerves from the following options.
Both A and B
Conduct information from effector organ to the CNS
Conduct information from CNS to the effector organ
Neither A nor B
Look at the following matches:
1. Spinal Cord - Reflex action
2. Cerebrum - Thinking, Decision making
3. Corpus Callosum - Controls heart beat
4. Medulla oblongata - Controls cardiac center
Which of the given matches are correct?
4 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only