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Define somatic nervous system.

Important Questions on Neural Control and Coordination

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What is the peripheral nervous system? Write its various parts.
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List any two organs affected by the sympathetic nervous system.
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Mention the name of the body part or system to which somatic nervous system belongs. Write its functions in the human body.
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What is the voluntary nervous system? Explain the working of the voluntary nervous system with an example.
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Differentiate between voluntary and autonomic nervous system.
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The parasympathetic nervous system activates the fight or flight response during a threat or perceived danger.
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What is autonomic nervous system? Name the subsystems in which it is subdivided.
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Analyze the actions of sympathetic and parasympathetic systems during emergency situations and complete the given table.

S.No. Organ/Part Action of Sympathetic Nervous system Action of Parasympathetic Nervous system
1 Pupil    
2 Salivary gland    
3 Trachea    
4 Heart    
5 Stomach     
6 Liver     
7 Intestine     
8 Urinary bladder       
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Explain the mode of action of the autonomic nervous system.

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What is autonomic nervous system? What is its function?
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Name the two sets of nerves that constitute the peripheral nervous system?
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What are the changes that take place in the body during emergency situations? List them.
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What is the significance of the peripheral nervous system?
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Some changes that take place in the body during such emergency situations? Shouldn't these changes return to normal state? Discuss.
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P is a cell (or group of cells) in the human body which is sensitive to a particular type of stimulus and conveys the messages to CNS through nerves Q. On the other hand, R is a part of the human body which can respond to a stimulus according to the instructions sent from the CNS through nerves S.

What is R? Give two examples of R.

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Which of the following is a function of the peripheral nervous system?
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Name the components of the peripheral nervous system and distinguish between the origins of the two.