Question 9: Differentiate between:
(a) Myelinated and non-myelinated axons
(b) Dendrites and axons
(c) Rods and cones
(d) Thalamus and Hypothalamus
(e) Cerebrum and Cerebellum
Answer:
(a) Myelinated and non-myelinated axons
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Myelinated axons
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Non-myelinated axons
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Transmission of nerve impulse is faster
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Transmission of nerve impulse is slower
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Myelinated axon has a myelin sheath.
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2.
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Myelin sheath is absent
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Node of Ranvier is present between adjacent myelin sheaths.
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Node of Ranvier is absent
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Found in the brain, the spinal cord, the cranial and spinal nerves
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Found in autonomous and somatic neural systems
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Schwann cells are observed inside the myelin sheath
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Schwann cells are not observed inside the myelin sheath
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(b) Dendrites and axons
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Dendrites
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Axons
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Dendrite is a small projection arising from the neuron. It conducts the nerve impulse toward the cell body.
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Axon is a single, long projection that conducts the nerve impulse away from cell body to the next neuron.
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Nissl’s granules are present in dendrites.
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Nissl’s granules are absent from axons.
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Dendrites are always non-myelinated.
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Axons can be myelinated or non-myelinated.
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(c) Rods and cones
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Rods
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Cones
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Rods help in twilight vision.
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Cones help in colour vision.
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They have visual purple pigment called rhodopsin.
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They have visual violet pigment called iodopsin.
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Rods are the photoreceptor cells of the retina that are sensitive to dim light.
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Cones are the photoreceptor cells of the retina that are sensitive to bright light.
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(d) Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Thalamus
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Hypothalamus
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Thalamus is the part of the forebrain that receives nerve impulses of pain, temperature, touch, etc., and conducts them to the cerebral hemisphere.
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Hypothalamus is the part of the forebrain that controls involuntary functions such as hunger, thirst, sweating, sleep, fatigue, sexual desire, temperature regulation, etc.
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(e) Cerebrum and Cerebellum
Cerebrum
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Cerebellum
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It is the part of the forebrain that controls voluntary functions. It is the place where intelligence, will power, memory, etc., reside.
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It is the part of the hindbrain that controls voluntary functions and controls the equilibrium.
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