Question

Explain the nervous system of rabbit in detail. (4 Marks)

Answer 1

Nervous System:

• The nervous system in rabbit is formed of the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous system (PNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS). (0.5 Marks)
• CNS consists of brain and spinal cord. (0.5 Marks)
• PNS is formed of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 37 pairs of spinal nerves. (0.5 Marks)
• ANS comprises sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. (0.5 Marks)
• Brain is situated in the cranial cavity and covered by three membranes called an outer duramater, an inner piamater and a middle arachnoid membrane. (0.5 Marks)
• The brain is divided into forebrain (prosencephalon), midbrain (mesencephalon) and hindbrain (rhombencephalon). (0.5 Marks)
• Forebrain consists of a pair of olfactory lobes, cerebral hemispheres and diencephalon. (0.5 Marks)
• The right and left cerebral hemispheres are connected by transverse band of nerve tissue called corpus callosum. (0.5 Marks)