MEDIUM
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Cochlea is mainly responsible for
(a)Balance only
(b)Hearing only
(c)Both balancing and hearing
(d)Perception of colour

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Important Questions on Neural Control and Coordination
MEDIUM
Match the following columns and select the correct option:-
Column | column | ||
(a) | Rods and cones | (i) | Absence of photoreceptor cells |
(b) | Blind spot | (ii) | Cones are densely packed |
(c) | Fovea | (iii) | Photoreceptor cells |
(d) | Iris | (iv) | Visible coloured portion of the eye |

HARD
Which of the following statement is correct?
(i) The rods contain a purplish-red protein called the rhodopsin.
(ii) The photopigments are embedded in the membrane discs of the inner segment.
(iii) Retinal is a derivative of vitamin A.
(iv) Light induces dissociation of the retinal from opsin resulting in changes in the structure of the opsin.

MEDIUM
Which one of the following statements is not correct?

MEDIUM
Observe the given steps related to the experience of taste and arrange them properly.
- Impulses reach the brain through the nerves.
- The taste detecting chemoreceptors are stimulated.
- The substances reach the taste buds through saliva.
- Substances responsible for taste dissolves in saliva.
- Forms the experience of taste.
- Impulses form in the chemical receptors.

EASY
Write any two diseases/defects of the ear.

EASY
In a blind spot of the human eye

EASY
Which of the following statements is correct?

EASY
When one goes from a brightly lit area to a dimly lit room our eyes adjusts slowly, thereby regaining the clarity of vision. Which ONE of the following explains this process?

EASY
The photosensitive compound in the human eye is made up of:

EASY
In the mammalian eye, the 'fovea' is the the center of the visual field, where:

MEDIUM
Scientists find a gene that helps human peripheral neurons to sense temperature less than and induce a physiological signal of avoidance. This gene is present in almost all vertebrates. Considering that gene has role only in detection of low temperature, the correct statement(s) is(are)

MEDIUM
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
(a) | Organ of Corti | (i) | Connects middle ear and pharynx |
(b) | Cochlea | (ii) | Coiled part of the labyrinth |
(c) | Eustachian tube | (iii) | Attached to the oval window |
(d) | Stapes | (iv) | Located on the basilar membrane |

EASY
The transparent lens in the human eye is held in its place by

HARD
Choose the correct statements.

EASY
In mammals, quadrate is modified as

MEDIUM
A gymnast is able to balance his body upside down even in the total darkness because of:

EASY
The total number of ear bones in man is?

MEDIUM
Schneiderian and tympanic membranes respectively belongs to

EASY
Which one of the following is enclosing the tympanum in mammals?

EASY
The eighth cranial nerve (auditory) of vertebrates leads from brain to

