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Question
When you smell a favourite food your mouth begins to water (that is, you secrete saliva). Write down what is the example of the gland which is stimulated to secrete saliva.
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Solution
Salivary gland (effector) is stimulated to secrete saliva.
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The diagram given below shows the internal structure of a spinal cord depicting a phenomenon. Study the diagram and answer the questions:

1) Name the phenomenon that is depicted in the diagram. Define the phenomenon.
2) Give the technical term for the point of contact between the two nerve cells.
3) Name the parts numbered 1, 2 and 3.
4) How does the arrangement of neurons in the spinal cord differ from that of the brain?
5) Mention two ways by which the spinal cord is protected in our body.
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Define reflex arc. Give the flow chart of a spinal reflex arc.
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(a) vomiting
(b) chewing
(c) heart beat
(d) salivation
P is a cell (or group of cells) in the human body which is sensitive to a particular type of stimulus and conveys the messages to CNS through nerves Q. On the other hand, R is a part of the human body which can respond to a stimulus according to the instructions sent from the CNS through nerves S.
(a) What is P? Name five organs which contain cells (or group of cells) like P.
(b) Name the nerves Q.
(c) What is R? Give two examples of R.
(d) Name nerves S.
(e) How do messages travel through the nerves Q and S?
A cylindrical structure P in our body begins in continuation with medulla and extends downwards. It is enclosed in a bony cage Q and surrounded by membranes R. As many as x pairs of nerves arise from the structure P. The structure P is involved in the reflex actions of our body and conduction of nerve impulses to and from another organ S of our body with which it forms CNS.
(a) Name the structure P.
(b) Name (i) bony cage Q, and (ii) membranes R.
(c) How much is x?
(d) Name the organs S.
(e) What are the reflexes involving structure P only known as?
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- Name the parts numbered 1-7.
- Name the phenomenon that the diagram depicts and define it.
- Give the technical term for the point of contact between two nerve cells.
- Name the parts not shown in the diagram that should be included to complete the pathway of the phenomenon.
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- Name the phenomenon shown in the figure and define the same.
- Identify the parts labelled as 1 and 2. Write one functional difference between these two.
- Name the bony protective covering and the membranous protective covering of the spinal cord.
- Label the guidelines 3 and 4.
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- Give the technical term for the point of contact between the two nerve cells.
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- Give one example of a neurotransmitter.
- Draw a neat diagram of a nerve cell and label the parts: Perikaryon, Node of Ranvier, Myelin sheath and Axon terminals.


