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Control and Coordination

Meghalaya Board · Class 10 · Science

Quick revision notes for Control and Coordination — Meghalaya Board Class 10 Science. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Introduction to Control and Coordination

  • Movement in organisms can be due to growth (like seedling growth) or independent of growth (like animal locomotion)
  • Controlled movement is a response to environmental changes for the organism's advantage
  • All movement requires recognition of environmental events followed by appropriate responses
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Nervous System in Animals

  • Nervous tissue consists of organized networks of neurons specialized for conducting electrical impulses
  • Neurons have dendrites (receive information), cell body, and axon (transmit impulses)
  • Information travels as electrical impulses from dendrite to cell body to axon
3

Reflex Actions

  • Reflex actions are automatic, involuntary responses to stimuli without conscious thinking
  • They provide quick responses to potentially dangerous situations
  • Reflex arc is the pathway taken by nerve impulses during reflex action
4

Human Brain Structure and Functions

  • Brain and spinal cord form the Central Nervous System (CNS)
  • Cranial nerves from brain and spinal nerves form the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
  • Brain has three main parts: Forebrain, Midbrain, and Hindbrain

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The nervous system consists of neuronsReflex actions are automaticThe brain has three main regionsPlants show two types of movementsPlant hormones coordinate growth and responses

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