Nervous System
Nervous System: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Neurons, Nerves, Synapse, Neurotransmitters, Nerve Impulse, Nerve Fibres, Conduction of Nerve Impulse and, Nervous Coordination
Important Questions on Nervous System

_____ is a junction between two nerve cells.

The grey matter of the brain majorly consists of _____.



What is the importance of nervous coordination?


What is the difference between neuron and nerve?



What is the junction between a neuron and an effector is called? (Answer in a single word)

Which out of the following are hormones as well as neurotransmitters?

Which of the following cells are neuroglia of the central nervous system?

Which out of the following (s) is/are part (s) of a neuron?

The myelin sheath around a nerve fibre in the peripheral nervous system is formed by astrocytes.

Depolarisation is characterised by the efflux of sodium ions.

Which of the following does not function as a neurotransmitter?

Serotonin is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

What is the general term used for a chemical substance that is secreted into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron?

What is the conduction of a nerve impulse along with a myelinated nerve fibre called? (Answer in a single word)
