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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the function in the following:
Meninges: ______
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उत्तर
Meninges: It provides protection to brain and spinal cord.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
Inability to speak.
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Motor and sensory nerve
Where is this located?
Meninges
Where is this located?
Ganglia
Give Technical Term:
The brain and spinal cord together constitute the system known as.
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?
Which statement is correct regarding spinal nerves in man?
Spinal cord is enclosed in ____________ of vertebral column.
Explain the formation of a typical spinal nerve with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
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.
