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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(d) The neuron which carries a message for action to a muscle or gland is known as a neuron.

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Answer: The neuron which carries a message for action to a muscle or gland is known as a motor neuron.

Motor neuron is the neuron that carries the impulse from the brain to the muscles or the glands so that the action can be taken on the received stimuli.

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Which of the following statements are true?

(i) Sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action.

(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from the spinal cord to muscles.

(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord.

(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland is called reflex arc.

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (i) , (ii) and (iii)

Q. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(c) A neuron which carries an impulse to the brain is called a neuron.

Q. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(b) Our system allows us to react to our surroundings. Information from receptors passes along neurons to our brain. Our brain sends impulses along neurons to our muscles.

Q. Which of the following statement is/are true?
(i) Sudden action in response to something in the environment is called as a reflex action.
(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from the spinal cord to muscles.
(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord.
(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland is called as reflex arc.

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