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Afferent neurons (sensory neurons) carry impulses from sensory receptors to the CNS.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Sensory Organs - Ear - Structure and Physiology of Hearing and Balance
Efferent neurons carry motor impulses from the CNS to muscles and glands.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Sensory Organs - Ear - Structure and Physiology of Hearing and Balance
The axon carries nerve impulses away from the cell body toward the synapse or effector organ.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Synapse - Types and Neurotransmitters
Both chemical and electrical synapses exist in the human body, but most synapses are chemical.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Synapse - Types and Neurotransmitters
Schwann cells form the myelin sheath around axons, aiding in faster nerve impulse conduction.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Nerve Impulse - Resting Potential Action Potential and Transmission
The sodium-potassium pump maintains the resting membrane potential by actively transporting Na⁺ out and K⁺ into the neuron.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Nerve Impulse - Resting Potential Action Potential and Transmission
The myelin sheath insulates the axon and speeds up nerve impulse conduction through saltatory conduction.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Nerve Impulse - Resting Potential Action Potential and Transmission
The sodium-potassium pump maintains the resting membrane potential by actively transporting Na⁺ out and K⁺ into the neuron.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Nerve Impulse - Resting Potential Action Potential and Transmission
Synaptic vesicles, located in the synaptic knob, store neurotransmitters and release them into the synaptic cleft.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Neural System and Neuron - Structure Types and Functions
The axon carries nerve impulses away from the neuron's cell body toward synapses or effector organs.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Neural System and Neuron - Structure Types and Functions
Dendrites receive incoming signals from other neurons and transmit them to the cell body.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Neural System and Neuron - Structure Types and Functions
The neuron is the structural and functional unit of the neural system, responsible for transmitting nerve impulses.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 18: Neural Control and Coordination Neural System and Neuron - Structure Types and Functions
