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Passage connecting middle ear with pharynx is called : -

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Important Questions on Nervous System

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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I column-II
(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
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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.
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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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.
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Write any two diseases/defects of the ear.
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In a blind spot of the human eye
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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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?
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The photosensitive compound in the human eye is made up of:
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In the mammalian eye, the 'fovea' is the the center of the visual field, where:
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Scientists find a gene P that helps human peripheral neurons to sense temperature less than 13°C and induce a physiological signal of avoidance. This gene is present in almost all vertebrates. Considering that gene P has role only in detection of low temperature, the correct statement(s) is(are)
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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
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The transparent lens in the human eye is held in its place by
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In mammals, quadrate is modified as
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A gymnast is able to balance his body upside down even in the total darkness because of:
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The total number of ear bones in man is?
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Schneiderian and tympanic membranes respectively belongs to
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Which one of the following is enclosing the tympanum in mammals?
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Arrange the following structures to make the correct pathway for passing sound waves which finally converts into neural impulses in the organ of Corti?
(A) Ear pinna and external auditory meatus
(B) Reissner's and tectorial membrane
(C) Tympanum and ear ossicles
(D) Oval window
(E) Perilymph of scala vestibuli