Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Write the names of the regions in hindbrain. Give one function of each region.
Advertisements
Solution
The hindbrain has three regions: the pons, the cerebellum and the medulla.
The pons take part in regulating the respiration.
The cerebellum helps in maintaining posture and balance of the body.
The medulla controls various involuntary actions such as the heart beat, breathing, blood pressure and peristaltic movements of the alimentary canal.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
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.
Which of the following helps in maintaining posture and balance of the human body?
Cerbellum, medulla and pons are the parts of :
(a) mid-brain
(b) hind-brain
(c) forebrain
(d) spinal cord
Which of the following statements are true?
(i) sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action
(ii) sensory neurons carry electrical signals from spinal cord to muscles in a reflex action
(iii) motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord in a reflex action
(iv) the pathway of transmitting signals from a receptor to a muscle is a reflex action
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?
Define voluntary and reflex actions. Give examples of each.
State whether the following is simple reflex, conditioned reflex or neither of the two:
Lifting up a book: …………………..
Two hungry boys (A and B) enter a restaurant and find a table decorated as follows:
Boy B starts salivating but not A. Explain the reason for this difference.
List in tabular form three distinguishing features between cerebrum and cerebellum.
Explain the following term :
Conditioned reflex
State whether the following is simple reflex, conditioned reflex or neither of the two.
Blushing
State whether the following is simple reflex, conditioned reflex or neither of the two.
Lifting up a book
State whether the following is
The sudden application of brakes without thinking
Differentiate between Voluntary and involuntary actions.
If after cutting through dorsal root of a spinal nerve of a mammal, the associated receptor in skin was stimulated the animal would ______.
What kind of reflex is cycling?
Categorise the following under stimulus and response.
Seeing a green light turning into red at a road crossing before applying the brakes.
Categorise the following under stimulus and response.
Pain in the eye if something falls into it.
The diagram given below shows the internal structure of a spinal cord depicting a phenomenon. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
 |
- 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.
- How is the labelled part 3 different from part 4 with respect to its composition (part of neuron)?
- Give the technical term for the point of contact between the two nerve cells.
- Name the fluid filled inside the central canal of spinal cord.
- Name the term used for a small gap between two neurons.
- 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.
