Central Nervous System (CNS)

Author:Dr. K.K. Aggarwal
10th ICSE
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Important Questions on Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Give the part of the brain that maintains the balance of the body and coordinating muscular activities is carried out by them.

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Name the part of the brain associated with memory.

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Mention if the following statement is true/faIse. If false, rewrite the wrong one in the correct form by changing only the word present in bold face:
The outermost layer of meninges is the pia mater.

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Mention if the following statement is true/faIse. If false, rewrite the wrong one in the correct form by changing only the word printed in bold face:
All voluntary actions are controlled by the cerebellum.

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State one difference between dynamic balance and static balance on the basis of definition.

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State one difference between the cerebrum and the spinal cord on the basis of the arrangement of nerve cells.

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Give the technical/biological term for the part of the brain that carries impulses from one hemisphere of the cerebellum to the other.

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Give the technical/biological term for the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

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Give the technical/biological term for the fluid that provides protection and nourishment to the cells of the brain.

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Name a neurotransmitter stored at the terminal end of the axon.

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Write briefly about the following:

Name the three membranous coverings of the human brain.

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Write briefly about the following:

Define the term synapse. How are cyton and axons of neurons placed in the cerebrum?

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Name the protective coverings located around the human brain and spinal cord.

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Name the fluid present between the layers of meninges.

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Write briefly about the following:

A person after consuming alcohol walks clumsily.

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The number of cranial nerves in humans are

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Write briefly about the following:

Injury to the medulla oblongata results in death.