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प्रश्न
Give the functions of the spinal cord?
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उत्तर
(i) It controls all the reflex actions occurring below the neck.
(ii) It conducts sensory impulses from the skin to the brain and motor impulses from the brain to the muscles of trunk and limbs.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe T.S. of the spinal cord.
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Cranial nerve and spinal nerve
Where is this located?
Ganglia
Give one point of difference between the following on the basis of what is indicated:
Cerebrum and spinal cord. (Arrangement of neurons)
Give Technical Term:
The fluid which fills the central canal of the spinal cord.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
The part of the central nervous system which responds to the reflex action is ________.
Identify the odd item from the following series of words.
Sensory nerve fibres forming ascending tracts in white matter of spinal cord are located in ____________.
______ connects the brain to a different part of the body through 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.
