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Unidirectional transmission of a nerve impulse through nerve fibre is due to the fact that:

nerve fibre is insulated by a medullary sheath
sodium pump starts operating only at the cyton and then continues into the nerve fibre
neurotransmitters are released by dendrites and not by axon endings
neurotransmitters are released by the axon endings and not by dendrites
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Given below is a table comparing the effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system for four features (a-d). Which one feature is correctly described?

FeatureSympathetic Nervous SystemParasympathetic Nervous System
(a) Salivary glandStimulates secretionInhibits secretion
(b) Pupil of the eyeDilatesConstricts
(c) Heart rateDecreasesIncreases
(d) Intestinal peristalsisStimulatesInhibits

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Unidirectional transmission of a nerve impulse through nerve fibre is due to the fact that:

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