NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
How many pairs of cranial nerves arise from the brain in frogs?
Options
- AEight
- BNine
- CTen
- DEleven
Correct answer
C. Ten
Step-by-step solution
The system for control and coordination is highly evolved in the frog. It includes both neural system and endocrine glands. The chemical coordination of various organs of the body is achieved by hormones which are secreted by the endocrine glands. The prominent endocrine glands found in frog are pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pineal body, pancreatic islets, adrenals and gonads. The nervous system is organised into a central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), a peripheral nervous system (cranial and s