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प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents the spinal cord of a mammal, seen in a transverse section together with the nerves. Study the diagram and then answer the questions given below:
(i) Label the parts 1—8 indicated by guidelines.
(ii) What do the arrows indicate? What is the pathway indicated termed?
(iii) What type of nerve is shown in the diagram?
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उत्तर
(i)
- White matter
- Gray matter
- Dorsal root
- Ventral root
- Dorsal ganglion
- Sensory neuron
- Spinal nerve
- Synapse
(ii) The arrows indicate the arrangement of white and gray matter is reversed from that in the brain. The patl4way indicated is termed as a nerve pathway in a simple spinal reflex.
(iii) Sensory or Afferent nerve.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between following pair with reference to the aspect in bracket.
cerebrum and spinal cord (arrangement of cytons and exons of neurons).
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Cranial nerve and spinal nerve
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Motor and sensory nerve
Where is this located?
Meninges
Spinal cord and sympathetic ganglion of autonomous nervous system are connected by ______________.
Give Technical Term:
The fluid which fills the central canal of the spinal cord.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False
Spinal nerves are twelve pair
There are ______ pairs of cranial nerves and ______ pairs of spinal nerves.
Given below is the transverse section of the spinal cord. Read the information below the diagram and fill in the blanks:
The spinal cord extends from the medulla oblongata of the brain and runs down through the whole length of the vertebral column. The spinal cord is covered by the meninges. It conducts impulses from the skin and muscles to the brain. It also conducts impulses from the brain to the muscles of the trunk and limbs.
The spinal cord is a part of the (a) ______ Nervous System. The grey matter in the picture given above consists of (b) ______ while the white matter consists of (c) ______. The spinal cord is concerned with the (d) ______ actions below the neck. (e) ______ is the bony structure that protects the spinal cord.
Mention where in the human body is the following located and state its main function:
Central canal
