Everyday Science – Nervous System

What is the other name for the brain ?

The rate and force of the heartbeat the secretion of glands of the alimentary tract and the contraction of involuntary muscles are controlled by the.

The cavities inside the brain are called.

The cavities of the brain are filled with.

The iter lies in.

The medulla oblongata encloses the.

The control centers that regulate hunger, water balance and body temperature are located in the.

The cortex of human brain normally consists of.

The arachnoid membrane cocers the.

The brain is covered by.

Grey matter consists of.

Encephalites occur when.

We lose consciousness if blood flow to the brain is cut off ,for more than.

Which one of the following is poorly developed in a frog ?

The thickened wall of each cerebral hemisphere is called.

Which of the following is the largest part of the human brain ?

The part of the brain which is responsible for intelligence is.

The thermoregulatory centre in the human brain is the.

The cerebellum.

Brain receives and sends signals in the form of.

The part of the eye behind the lens is filled with.

The part of the brain in control of voluntary muscles is.

The equilibrium and coordination is looked after by.

The centres for balancing and hearing lie respectively,in the.

Memory is the responsibility of.

The involuntary muscles are controlled by the.

What is the colour of the outer portion of the spinal cord?

Brain and the spinal cord are invested by connective tissue called.

Olfactory receptors are placed in.

A pungent odour or the smell of a fine perfume is interpreted in the brain in the.

Which type of movements occur without participation of brain ?

The grey matter of the brain is so coloured because of the concentration of.

Which one of the following acts as a communication system ?

The nerve cells can be stimulated by.

The nerve messages enter the cell through the.

Which cells make up the insulation of nerve fibre ?

Axon is that part of a nerve cell which appears as a.

All or none law is observable in.

Nissl,s granules inside the nerve cell are made of.

The axon fibre is insulated with.

Conduction of stimulus along the nerve when it gets excited is.

The chemical found at the synapse or nerve junction is.

A person,who met with an accident was partially paralysed and lacked a sense of feeling after treatment. Which part of the nervous system was affected by the accident ?

The number of cranial nerves in man is.

The number of cranial nerves in frogs is.

Cranial nerves except one pair end in sense organs or the head.Which is that pair?

The ninth cranial nerve, the glossopharyngeal is.

Which is the longest cranial nerve in the body?

The hypoglossal nerves are the _____ of the spinal nerves.

The ramus communications of the spinal nerves.

Optic nerve is.

The external ears of man are intended for.

The part of the ear involved in balancing is.

The proper order of our ear ossicles in.

Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of.

The olfactory area is concerned with.

When dust gets into the eye,the part that become inflamed is the.

A person will have brown eyes,blue eyes or black eyes depending upon the particular pigments present in the.

Eye in an organ that can be called as.

The sense organs that perceive senses from the outer world are called.

Myopia is otherwise known as.

Colour vision is made possible by the cells in the retina called.

The transparent part of the eye that is in front is called.

The part of the human brain concerned with sight is the.

The tear glands help up in.

Just after a fever, our sense of taste is affected because.

While swallowing a tablet of chloroquin, one experiences its bitter when it accidentally comes in contact with the.