Answer to Question #129218 in Biology for venkat

Question

1.The role of spinal cord in nervous system was studied largely by _____ centuries?

2.Animals were shown to have the ability to respond to stimuli even when the brain is removed by_____ scientists?

3.What are the functions of spinal cord?

4.How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in cranium?

5.Which root of spinal cord are important to control muscular activity?

Answer 1

1.19th century

2.Animals were shown to have the ability to respond to stimuli even when the brain is removed by Charles Darwin.

3.Functions of spinal cord are: conducts sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the brain; conducts motor information from the brain to humans various affectors.

4.There 12 pairs of cranial nerves in cranium.

5.Motor cortex is important to control muscular activity.