In a man, abducens nerve is injured. Which one ofthe following functions will be affected?
Movement of the eye ball
Swallowing
Movement of the tongue
Movement of the neck
If dorsal nerve of spinal cord is broken down then its effect is
no impulse is transmitted
impulse is transmitted but slowly
impulse is transmitted fast
no effect on impulse
One of the examples of the action of the autonomous nervous system is
knee-jerk response
pupillary reflex
swallowing of food
peristalsis of the intestines
Which one of the following depresses brain activity and produces feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness?
Valium
Morphine
Hashish
Amphetamines
Reflex action involves
spinal cord
cerbellum
medulla oblongata
optic lobe
A.
spinal cord
Reflexes are classified as the spinal reflexes and the cranial reflexes.
Spinal reflexes are so called because their basic neural path leads through spinal nerves and spinal cord. Reflexes at the spinal level have the purpose of removing the animal from harmful stimuli.