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How are white and grey matter placed in the brain ?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Composition of the Brain**: - The brain is composed of two main types of tissue: gray matter and white matter. - Gray matter constitutes approximately 40% of the brain, while white matter makes up about 60%. 2. **Location of Gray Matter**: - Gray matter is primarily located on the surface of the brain, referred to as the cerebral cortex. ...
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ICSE-NEURAL CONTROL AND COORDINATION-(Review question) Very short answer
  1. Name the meninges that cover the central nervous system.

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  2. How are white and grey matter placed in the brain ?

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  3. With which tissue are two cerebral hemishpheres joined together ?

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  4. Name the largest part of the brain

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  5. Which part of brain is associated with maintenance of position and ref...

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  6. Where are reflex center of respiratory, cardiac and vasomotor activiti...

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  7. Where is the reflex center of eye movements and auditory movements ?

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  8. What does hypo thalamus control ?

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  9. Which part of nervous system contains H shaped grey matter ?

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  10. How many pairs of spinal nerves are present ?

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  11. What is the function of afferent nerve fibres?

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  12. What is the name given to 10^(th) cranial nerve ?

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  13. Name a carnial nerve that extends down to the abdominal region

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  14. Name the parts of that form autonomic nervous system.

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  15. Name the chemicals released by sysmpathetic and parasympathetic system

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  16. What is the effect of sympathetic system on the rate of heart beat ?

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  17. Give the sequence involved in a reflex action

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  18. Which part of nervous system contains the nucleus ?

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  19. Name the non-nervous special cells present in inter nervous space

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  20. What is the function of Oligodendrocytes ?

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