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What is Meant by 'Reflex Action'? Mention Any Two Examples of Reflex Action Occurring in Day-to-day Life.

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What is meant by 'reflex action'? Mention any two examples of reflex action occurring in day-to-day life.
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Reflex action - It is an immediate and involuntary response to a stimulus.
Example - 1. Blinking of eyelids on exposure to light .
2. Knee jerk.

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अध्याय 10: Nervous System - Exercise 4 [पृष्ठ ११८]

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फ्रैंक Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 10 Nervous System
Exercise 4 | Q 12 | पृष्ठ ११८

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Explain the difference between of the following pair of terms :

cerebrum and cerebellum


Which of the following statements is correct about receptors?


The contraction of pupil of the eye in the presence of bright light is an example of :
(a) Voluntary reflex
(b) Spinal reflex
(c) Cerebral reflex
(d) Adrenal reflex


When we touch a hot plate unknowingly, then this heat is sensed by a receptor P present in our fingers. The receptor triggers and impulse in neuron Q which transmits the message to an organ R which is a part of the central nervous system. Here the impulse is passed on to a neuron S which in turn passes it to a yet another neuron T. The neuron T passes the impulse to a tissue U in our arm. The tissue U then contracts and pulls our hand away from the hot plate.
(a) What is the name of (i) receptor P (ii) neuron Q, and (iii) organ R?
(b) What is (i) neuron S, and (ii) neuron T?
(c) Name the tissue U.
(d) What name is given to the phenomenon in which hand is pulled away quickly from the hot plate?
(e) Name the effector in this whole process.


Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:

The smell of good food causes watering of your mouth. It is a


State whether the following is

Cleaning


State whether the following is

Salivation when food is put in the mouth.


What type of reflex is the following?

Blinking of the eye


What will you do if someone pricks your hand with a needle? Elucidate the pathway of response with a neat labelled diagram.


The reflex arc which is made up of one sensory and one motor neuron is ______ 


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