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प्रश्न
Define stimulus.
Define the following term:
Stimulus
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उत्तर
A stimulus is an agent or a sudden change in the external or internal environment that changes an organism or body parts. e.g., light, sound, heat, pain, hunger.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is voluntary nervous system? Explain the working of the voluntary nervous system with an example.
The life processes in humans are controlled and regulated by :
(a) reproductive and endocrine systems
(b) respiratory and nervous systems
(c) endocrine and digestive systems
(d) nervous and endocrine systems
Fill in the blank:
The neurons carrying impulses from the brain to the muscles are called ..........................
Fill in the blank:
Peripheral nervous system consists of ...................
Match the terms of column I with those of column ll
| Column l | Column ll |
| (i) Lens | (a) Adjustment of light rays |
| (ii) Lachrymal gland | (b) Vision |
| (iii) Olfactory epithelium | (c) Secretion of tear |
| (iv) Cochlea | (d) Balance of the body |
| (v) Semicircular canal | (e) Hearing |
| (vi) Eyes | (f) Smell |
Give Reason:
Why injury to medulla oblongata results in death?
Explain the Term:
Synapse
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with the suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | Auditory canal | (a) | Channels pressure waves of air into the middle ear. |
| (ii) | Auditory (Eustachian tube) | (b) | Collects pressure waves of air. |
| (iii) | Auditory nerve | (c) | Converts pressure waves of air into vibrations of bone. |
| (iv) | Incus | (d) | Dissipates sound waves. |
| (v) | Malleus | (e) | Equalizes pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere. |
| (vi) | Oval window | (f) | Provide information about the spatial orientation of the head. |
| (vii) | Pinna | (g) | Transfers vibrations from a bone to a fluid. |
| (viii) | Round window | (h) | Transfers vibrations from a bone to a membrane. |
| (ix) | Semi-circular canal | (i) | Transfers vibrations from a bone to a bone. |
| (x) | Stapes | (j) | Transfers vibrations from a membrane to a bone. |
| (xi) | Tympanic membrane | (k) | Transmits action potential to the auditory cortex. |
Short answer question
Rakesh got hurt on his head when he fell down from his motorbike. Which inner membranes must have protected his brain? What other roles do they have to play?
Hypothalamus is the thermoregulatory centre of the human body.
