Control and Coordination

Which of the following statements are true about the brain?
(i) The main thinking part of the brain is the hindbrain
(ii) Centres of hearing, smell, memory, sight etc are located in forebrain.
(iii) Involuntary actions like salivation, vomiting, blood pressure are controlled by the medulla in the hindbrain
(iv) Cerebellum does not control the posture and balance of the body
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

Ans is (c) (ii) and (iii) Explanation: The thinking part of the brain is the forebrain, hence statement I is incorrect. Because the cerebellum controls posture and balance, statement (iv) is wrong.

Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action
(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from the spinal cord to muscles
(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord
(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland is called the reflex arc.(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (i) , (ii) and (iii)

Answer ——(c) (i) and (iv) Explanation: Statements ii) and iv) are false since sensory neurons are responsible for transmitting signals from muscles to the spinal cord.

Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc?
(a) Receptors→ Muscles→ Sensory neuron→ Motor neuron→ Spinal cord
(b) Receptors→ Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

Answer : (d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle Explanation: Receptors send impulses to sensory neurons. These impulses are sent to the spinal cord, and the motor neuron then relays them to the muscles.

In a synapse, a chemical signal is transmitted from
(a) dendritic end of one neuron to axonal end of another neuron
(b) axon to the cell body of the same neuron
(c) cell body to axonal end of the same neuron
(d) axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron

Answer : (d) axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron. \ Explanation: A synaptic gap composed of SYNAPSE allows an electric impulse to pass from the axon to the dendrite of one neuron to the other.

Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from
(a) Dendrite → axon → axonal end → cell body
(b) Cell body → dendrite → axon → axonal end
(c) Dendrite → cell body → axon → axonal end
(d) Axonal end → axon → cell body → dendrite

Answer is (c) Dendrite → cell body → axon → axonal end Explanation: Dendrites take up the stimulus, which are then transmitted to the cyton by the axon. The axonal ends, or terminal branches, are where the stimulus reaches a neuron and is transmitted to another neuron.

Which of the following statements is correct about receptors? (a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell (b) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell (c) Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste (d) Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell.

Ans : (a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell . Explanation: A cell that has a receptor is one that can respond to external stimuli like light, taste, and smell.Example Photoreceptors pick up light. Taste is detected by gustatory receptors. Olfactory receptors pick up on the smell.