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How do you perceive the colour of an object?

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To perceive the color of an object, the process involves several key steps: 1. **Light Reflection**: When light hits an object, some wavelengths are absorbed while others are reflected. The color that we perceive is determined by the wavelengths of light that are reflected off the object and enter our eyes. 2. **Entry of Light into the Eye**: The reflected light enters the eye through the cornea, passes through the pupil, and is focused by the lens onto the retina at the back of the eye. 3. **Role of Photoreceptor Cells**: The retina contains photoreceptor cells known as rods and cones. Rods are sensitive to low light levels and do not detect color, while cones are responsible for color vision. ...
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ICSE-NEURAL CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION -NCERT EXERCISES WITH ANSWER
  1. Give a brief account of : Mechanism of vision

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  2. What is the mechanism of hearing ?

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  3. Answer briefly : How do you perceive the colour of an object?

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  4. Which part of our body helps us in maintaining the body balance ?

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  5. How does the eye regulate the amount of light that falls on the retina

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  6. Explain the following: Role of Na^(+) in the generation of action p...

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  7. Explain the following: Mechanism of generation of light-induced imp...

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  8. Explain the working of the inner ear.

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  9. Differentiate between : Myelinated and non-myelinated axons

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  10. Differentiate between Dendrons and Axon

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  11. Rods and Cones

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  12. Differentiate between : Thalamus and hypothalamus

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  13. Differentiate between : Cerebrum and cerebellum.

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  14. Which part of the ear determines the pitch of a sound ?

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  15. Answer the following: Which part of the human brain is the most deve...

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  16. Answer the following: Which part of our central neural system acts a...

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  17. Distinguish between : Afferent neurons and efferent neurons.

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  18. Differentiate between Myelinated and non- myelinated nerve fibres

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  19. Distinguish between : Aqueous humor and vitreous humor.

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  20. Give one difference between the following pairs on the basis of what i...

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