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Cells which envelop nerve fibres and form myelin sheath around the axon are

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Read the given statements and select the correct option. (i)Synaptic cleft of neurons secreates adrenaline. (ii)Myelinated nerve fibres are enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon. (iii)Non-myelinated nerve fibre is enclosed by a Schwann cell that does not form a myelin sheath. (iv)Spinal and cranial nerves are made of non-myelinated nerve fibres.

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In the central nervous system, the myelin sheath around the nerve fiber is formed by the spiral wrapping of (a) Neurilemma (b) Schwann cells (c) Oligodendrocytes (d) Neurolemmocytes

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  2. Chemicals by which nerve impulses transmit through one neuron by anoth...

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  4. Gap between two adjacent myelinn sheath are known as

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  5. Myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibres are found in PNS respectively...

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  6. Property of excitability of neuron is due to .

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  7. At resting stage permeability of K^(+) ion is more comparatively Na^(+...

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  9. At resting stage charge of inner surface is due to presence of

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  10. Concentration gradient of axoplasm at resting stage is maintained by

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  11. When a stimulus is applied on axonal membrane then generation of actio...

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  12. Generation of action potential in stage of

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  13. Junctions from which impulse is transmitted through one neuron to anot...

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  14. Type of synapse in which transmission of impulse across neuron is simi...

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  15. Inside the skull the brain is covered by some membrane are called as

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  16. Deep cleft which divides cerebrum longitudinaly into two halves, known...

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  17. Tract of nerve fibre which connects both cerebral hemisphere is

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  18. the portion of cerebrum which is greyish in appearance is

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  19. Region of cerebral cortex which is neither motor nor sensory is

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