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BiologyCh 18 Neural Control aur Coordination

Neural Control and Coordination: Class 11 Biology Chapter 18 Hinglish mein

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  • 22 practice questions
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Is chapter mein aap kya seekhenge

  • Samjhao ki coordination kya hai, aur tez, point-to-point neural route ko dheeme hormonal route se compare karo
  • Trace karo ki Hydra se insects aur phir vertebrates tak neural organisation kaise zyada centralised hota jaata hai
  • Human neural system ko CNS aur PNS, afferent aur efferent fibres, aur somatic aur autonomic (sympathetic aur parasympathetic) divisions mein classify karo
  • Neuron ke parts label karo, neurons ko multipolar, bipolar ya unipolar mein baanto, aur myelinated aur non-myelinated fibres ko compare karo
  • Samjhao ki ion gradients aur sodium–potassium pump resting potential kaise banate hain, aur Na⁺ ka andar aana aur K⁺ ka bahar jaana action potential ko kaise generate aur conduct karta hai
  • Step by step batao ki impulse electrical aur chemical synapses ko kaise paar karta hai
  • Brain ki coverings aur forebrain, midbrain aur hindbrain ke parts ke naam batao, har ek ke main kaam ke saath

NCERT Biology Class 11, Chapter 18, pp. 230–238 par based original companion text. Yeh NCERT se juda nahi hai aur NCERT ne ise endorse nahi kiya hai.

Bus stop se nikalne lagi hai, to tum daud padte ho. Kuch hi seconds mein tumhari leg muscles rest ke mukable kai guna tezi se fuel jala rahi hoti hain, aur iske liye unhe extra oxygen chahiye. Tum tez aur gehri saans lene lagte ho, heart rate lagbhag 72 se badhkar shayad 150 beats per minute ho jaata hai, aur pairon tak jaane wali arteries chaudi ho jaati hain taaki zyada blood pahunch sake. Bus mein baith jaane ke baad agle kuch minutes mein yeh sab dheere-dheere wapas normal ho jaata hai. Kisi ek organ ne yeh changes akele nahi kiye. Muscles, lungs, heart, blood vessels aur kidneys tak, sab saath mein, sahi maatra mein aur sahi waqt par badle.

Biologists is teamwork ko coordination (समन्वय) kehte hain: organs ka aapas mein aise kaam karna ki har ek ka kaam baaki sabke kaam ko support kare. Isi tarah body apni andar ki conditions ko steady rakhti hai, jise homeostasis kehte hain, jabki us par demands badalti rehti hain.

Yeh kaam do systems milkar karte hain (Fig. 18.1). Neural system telephone line ki tarah kaam karta hai: ek electrical message cells ki chain se hote hue kisi ek khaas muscle ya gland tak jaata hai aur milliseconds mein pahunch jaata hai. Endocrine system zyada radio broadcast jaisa hai: ek gland blood mein hormone chhodti hai, hormone lagbhag har cell tak pahunchta hai, aur sirf woh cells respond karti hain jinke paas matching receptor hota hai. Hormonal effects dheere shuru hote hain lekin kaafi der tak chal sakte hain. Dono systems milkar organs ko integrate karte hain taaki woh ek saath kaam karein. Is chapter mein hum neural route ko follow karenge: nerve impulse kaise banta hai, kaise travel karta hai aur ek cell se doosre cell tak kaise jaata hai. Chapter 19 mein hormones ki baat hogi.

3/3Blood mein chhoda gaya hormone heart, liver aur muscles tak dheere pahunchta hai.

Fig. 18.1Message bhejne ke do tareeke: nerve ke through ek target tak, ya blood ke through kai targets tak.

Daudte hue insaan ki ek simple outline mein brain aur spinal cord, thigh muscle tak jaati ek nerve, aur kidney ke upar ek adrenal gland dikhaya gaya hai jiske saath blood vessels ka ek loop hai. Step one mein kuch bhi active nahi hai. Step two mein spinal cord se thigh muscle tak jaane wali nerve chamakti hai, uske saath-saath signal dots daudte hain aur ek label par milliseconds aur one target likha hai. Step three mein hormone ke dots adrenal gland se nikal kar blood loop mein jaate hain aur heart, liver aur leg muscles tak pahunchte hain, aur ek label par seconds or longer aur many targets likha hai.

18.1 Neural System

Har animal ka neural system, jellyfish se lekar human tak, neurons (तंत्रिका कोशिका) se bana hota hai. Yeh cells teen kaamon ke liye specialised hain: stimuli pakadna, doosri cells se signals receive karna aur signals aage bhejna. Ek animal group se doosre tak jo badalta hai woh hai neurons ka arrangement (Fig. 18.2).

Definition
Neuron

Aisa cell jo stimuli detect karne aur signals receive aur transmit karne ke liye specialised hai; neural system ki structural aur functional unit.

ExampleCerebral cortex ka ek neuron.

Hydra ek chhota freshwater cnidarian hai, jismein neurons body wall mein faila hua ek dheela network banate hain. Na koi brain hai, na koi command centre: ek tentacle ko chhoone par signals net mein har direction mein fail jaate hain, aur poora animal sikud jaata hai. Insects mein ek bada step aage dikhta hai. Unke neurons clusters mein ikatthe hote hain jinhe ganglia kehte hain; head mein ek brain hota hai, aur nerve cords aur doosre neural tissue se jude ganglia ki ek chain body ke saath-saath chalti hai. Vertebrates mein sabse developed arrangement hota hai: protective skull ke andar ek bada brain, backbone ke andar spinal cord, aur body ke har hisse tak pahunchti nerves.

3/3Vertebrate: ek brain aur nerves ke saath spinal cord.

Fig. 18.2Nerve net se brain tak: neural organisation zyada centralised hota jaata hai.NCERT p. 231

Teen outlines saath-saath khadi hain: tentacles wala ek Hydra, upar se dikhta ek insect, aur side se dikhta machhli ke shape ka ek vertebrate. Step one mein Hydra highlight hota hai, jismein neurons dots ki tarah bane hain jo lines se judkar uski body mein ek barabar net banate hain, aur koi centre nahi hai. Step two mein insect highlight hota hai, jiske head mein brain hai aur body ke saath-saath nerve cord se judi ganglia ki chain chalti hai. Step three mein vertebrate highlight hota hai, jiske head mein bada brain hai aur peeth ke saath-saath spinal cord chalti hai jisse nerves nikalti hain.

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3 mein se 1
Hydra ke ek tentacle ko chhoo do to uski poori body sikud jaati hai. Uske neural system ka kaunsa feature ise sabse achhi tarah samjhata hai?
Answer dekho

Answer (B) Body mein faila neurons ka ek network

Hydra mein sirf ek nerve net hota hai, isliye signal poori body mein fail jaata hai aur poori body sikud jaati hai. Nerve cord par ganglia insects mein hote hain, aur spinal cord vertebrates mein.

18.2 Human Neural System

Human neural system ke do parts hain. Brain aur spinal cord milkar central neural system (CNS) banate hain, woh part jo information leta hai, use samajhta hai aur decide karta hai ki body ko kya karna chahiye. Baaki sab, yaani brain aur spinal cord se nikal kar muscles, glands, skin aur organs tak jaane wali nerves, peripheral neural system (PNS) banati hain. Kisi city ka traffic-control room aur har signal aur camera tak jaane wali cables imagine karo: room decide karta hai, cables message le jaati hain (neeche ka comparison).

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CNS aur PNS

CNS

  • Brain aur spinal cord
  • Information process karta hai aur commands deta hai
  • Skull aur backbone ke andar band

PNS

  • CNS aur baaki body ke beech chalne wali nerves
  • CNS aur body ke beech impulses le jaata hai
  • Poori body mein faila hua

PNS ke nerve fibres do directions mein traffic le jaate hain. Afferent fibres (अभिवाही) reports CNS ke andar laate hain: ungli ke sire par pen ka pressure, ya bhare pet ka khinchaav. Efferent fibres (अपवाही) commands CNS se bahar un muscles, glands aur organs tak le jaate hain jinhe respond karna hai. Yaad rakhne ka aasaan tareeka: afferent arrive, efferent exit (Fig. 18.3).

PNS ko is basis par bhi baanta jaata hai ki uske bahar jaane wale impulses kahan jaate hain. Skeletal muscles ke liye messages, yaani woh muscles jinhe tum apni marzi se hilaate ho jab likhte ho ya ball ko kick karte ho, somatic neural system se jaate hain. Autonomic neural system un parts ko serve karta hai jinhe tum apni marzi se nahi hila sakte: involuntary organs aur heart, gut, bladder aur blood vessels ki smooth muscles. Iske do divisions hain, sympathetic aur parasympathetic neural systems, jo aksar ek hi organ par ulti directions mein kaam karte hain: jaise sympathetic side heart ko tez karti hai, aur parasympathetic side use dheema karti hai (Table 18.2).

4/4Autonomic efferent fibres impulses ko heart aur gut tak le jaate hain.

Fig. 18.3Afferent fibres impulses andar laate hain; efferent fibres unhe bahar skeletal muscles (somatic) ya involuntary organs (autonomic) tak le jaate hain.NCERT p. 231

Saamne se dikhti ek body outline mein brain aur spinal cord mote aur nerves patli bani hain. Step one mein CNS aur PNS label hote hain. Step two mein afferent arrows judte hain jo andar ki taraf point karte hain, ek ungli ke sire se aur stomach se spinal cord tak. Step three mein somatic system ka ek efferent arrow judta hai jo spinal cord se bahar upper arm ki muscle tak point karta hai. Step four mein autonomic system ke dashed efferent arrows judte hain jo bahar heart aur gut tak point karte hain.

PNS ke kuch terms travel ki direction ke bajaye serve kiye jaane wale organs ko describe karte hain. CNS ko viscera, yaani chest aur abdomen ke organs, se jodne wali nerves, ganglia aur plexuses (aapas mein guthi nerves ke jaal) ko milakar visceral nervous system kehte hain. Iska traffic dono taraf chalta hai: commands bahar stomach aur bladder jaise organs tak, aur unse reports wapas.PNS nerves CNS se fixed points par nikalti hain: humans mein brain se 12 pairs cranial nerves aur spinal cord se 31 pairs spinal nerves nikalti hain.

Table 18.2Peripheral neural system ke divisions
DivisionImpulses kahan le jaata haiExample
SomaticCNS → skeletal musclesschool bag uthaate hue tumhari biceps
AutonomicCNS → involuntary organs aur smooth musclesstomach wall ki muscle
Sympatheticautonomic branch; jaise, heart ko tez karta haistage show se pehle tez dhadakta heart
Parasympatheticautonomic branch; jaise, heart ko dheema karta hairelax karte hue heart ka shaant hona
VisceralCNS ↔ viscera, dono tarafgut ki nerves aur plexuses
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3 mein se 1
Inmein se kaunse PNS ke hisse hain? Jo bhi sahi hon, sab chuno.
Saare sahi options chuno
Answer dekho
Answer
  • (B) Biceps tak jaati ek nerve
  • (C) Skin se aata ek afferent fibre
  • (E) Heart tak jaati ek sympathetic nerve
Nerves aur unke fibres, chahe afferent hon, somatic ya autonomic, PNS banate hain. Spinal cord aur cerebrum CNS ke parts hain.

18.3 Neuron: Neural System ki Structural aur Functional Unit

Neuron itna chhota hota hai ki microscope ke bina dikhta nahi, phir bhi yeh ek saaf plan par bana hai jiske teen main parts hain: ek cell body, kai dendrites aur ek axon (Fig. 18.4).

Shuru karte hain cell body se, jo neuron ka control centre hai. Nucleus ke alawa ismein cell ke saare normal organelles hote hain, aur stain karne par ismein dark clumps dikhte hain jinhe Nissl's granules kehte hain: ribosomes aur rough endoplasmic reticulum ke clusters, yaani neuron ki protein factories.Inka naam German neuroscientist Franz Nissl ke naam par rakha gaya hai, jinhone woh stain banaya jisse yeh dikhte hain. Cell body se dendrites nikalte hain, chhote aur bahut branched fibres ka ek ghana guchha. Inhe neuron ke antennae samjho: yeh signals ikatthe karte hain aur unhe andar cell body tak bhejte hain, aur cell body ki tarah inmein bhi Nissl's granules hote hain.

Signals axon se bahar jaate hain, jo neuron ki output cable hai: ek single lamba fibre jo pair tak jaane wali nerve mein lagbhag ek metre tak lamba ho sakta hai. Sirf apne door wale (distal) end par hi yeh branches mein bantta hai. Har branch ke sire par ek ubhaar hota hai jise synaptic knob kehte hain, jismein synaptic vesicles bhare hote hain, yaani membrane ki chhoti thailiyan jinmein neurotransmitters naam ke chemical messengers hote hain. Yahin signal aage diya jaata hai, ya to ek synapse ke paar doosre neuron ko, ya neuromuscular junction par ek muscle fibre ko. Cell body aur dendrites ke ulat, axon mein Nissl's granules nahi hote.

1/4Impulses dendrites se cell body hote hue axon ke saath-saath chalte hain.

Fig. 18.4Ek multipolar neuron: dendrites impulses andar laate hain, axon unhe bahar synaptic knobs tak le jaata hai.NCERT Fig. 18.1 · p. 232

Ek neuron figure mein left se right tak leta hua hai, aur neeche ek arrow dikhata hai ki impulses left se right travel karte hain. Step one mein poora cell dikhta hai. Step two mein left par cell body highlight hoti hai, apne nucleus aur chhote dark Nissl's granules ke saath, aur uske aas-paas branched dendrites, jin par chhote arrows cell body ki taraf andar point karte hain. Step three mein right ki taraf jaata lamba axon highlight hota hai, jo Schwann cells se bane myelin segments ki ek row mein lipta hai, aur unke beech khule nodes of Ranvier hain. Step four mein right par branched axon terminals highlight hote hain, jinmein har ek ek gol synaptic knob mein khatam hota hai jismein chhote vesicles hain.

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Dendrites aur axon

Dendrites

  • Aam taur par har neuron mein kai
  • Chhote, cell body ke paas hi branch hote hain
  • Impulses ko cell body ki taraf le jaate hain
  • Inmein Nissl's granules hote hain

Axon

  • Har neuron mein sirf ek
  • Lamba, zyaadatar apne door wale end par branch hota hai
  • Impulses ko cell body se door le jaata hai
  • Nissl's granules nahi hote; synaptic knobs mein khatam hota hai

Cell body se nikalne wale fibres gino aur tum kisi bhi neuron ko teen types mein se ek mein daal sakte ho (Fig. 18.5). Kai fibres, jinmein ek axon aur baaki dendrites hon, ek multipolar neuron banate hain, jo cerebral cortex mein aam type hai. Theek do, ek dendrite aur ek axon, ek bipolar neuron banate hain, jo jaise aankh ki retina mein milta hai. Ek hi fibre, sirf axon, ek unipolar neuron banata hai; aise neurons zyaadatar embryonic stage mein milte hain.

1/3Multipolar: ek axon, do ya zyada dendrites (cerebral cortex).

Fig. 18.5Cell body se nikalne wale fibres ki ginti ke hisaab se neuron types.NCERT p. 232

Teen neurons saath-saath khade hain, har ek gol cell body aur uske fibres ke saath bana hai, aur har step ek neuron ko highlight karta hai aur ek label batata hai ki woh kahan milta hai. Step one mein multipolar neuron highlight hota hai, jismein kai branched dendrites aur ek axon hai, label cerebral cortex. Step two mein bipolar neuron highlight hota hai, jiski ek side ek dendrite aur doosri side ek axon hai, label retina. Step three mein unipolar neuron highlight hota hai, jismein sirf ek axon hai, label embryonic stage.

Body ki nerves mein axons ki dekhbhaal Schwann cells karti hain, do mein se kisi ek tareeke se (Fig. 18.6). Non-myelinated fibre mein Schwann cell axon ko bas apni membrane ke ek fold mein sambhaal leti hai, koi lapet nahi hoti. Myelinated fibre mein Schwann cell khud ko axon ke chaaron taraf baar-baar lapet leti hai, jaise kisi danda par chatai lapeti jaaye, aur uski membrane ki kai layers milkar ek insulating myelin sheath banati hain. Ek Schwann cell sirf ek chhota hissa cover karti hai, isliye lambe axon par inki ek row hoti hai aur beech mein chhote khule gaps hote hain, jinhe nodes of Ranvier kehte hain. Yeh kahan milte hain: myelinated fibres spinal aur cranial nerves banate hain, jabki non-myelinated fibres autonomic aur somatic neural systems mein aam hain.

3/3Side view: sheath segments aur unke beech khule nodes of Ranvier.

Fig. 18.6Schwann cells ya to axon ko bas gher leti hain ya use aisi myelin sheath mein lapet deti hain jiske beech-beech mein nodes hote hain.NCERT p. 232

Step one mein ek non-myelinated fibre ka cross-section hai: ek Schwann cell ek uthle fold mein axon ko ghere hue hai, aas-paas koi layers nahi. Step two mein ek myelinated fibre ka cross-section hai: ek Schwann cell axon ke chaaron taraf kai baar lipti hai, jisse membrane layers ki ek moti ring, yaani myelin sheath, axon ko gherti hai, aur Schwann cell ka nucleus bahar ki taraf hai. Step three mein ek myelinated axon side se dikhta hai, jo sheath segments ki ek row se dhaka hai, har segment ek Schwann cell se, aur unke beech chhote khule gaps hain jinka label nodes of Ranvier hai.

Quick check
4 mein se 1
Ek slide mein ek neuron ki cell body se paanch branched fibres aur ek lamba fibre nikalta hai. Yeh kis type ka hai, aur aise kai neurons tum kahan expect karoge?
Answer dekho

Answer (A) Multipolar; cerebral cortex

Ek axon aur do ya zyada dendrites se multipolar neuron banta hai, jo cerebral cortex mein typical hai. Retina mein milne wale bipolar neurons mein sirf ek dendrite hota hai.

18.3.1 Nerve Impulse ka Generation aur Conduction

Neuron fire kar hi kyun paata hai? Kyunki rest par bhi uski membrane polarised hoti hai: uski bahari surface par positive charge aur andar ki surface par negative charge hota hai, kuch-kuch battery ke do terminals jaisa. Charge ka yahi stored difference neurons ko excitable cells banata hai. Yeh isliye hota hai kyunki dono taraf ions barabar nahi faile hote, aur yeh asamanta membrane ke ion channels banaaye rakhte hain, yaani protein pores jo chun-chun kar ions ko jaane dete hain.

Resting axon ke dono taraf ke fluids measure karo (Table 18.3) to woh bahut alag milte hain. Axoplasm mein bahar ke fluid se lagbhag 28 guna zyada KX+ hota hai, jabki bahar lagbhag das guna zyada NaX+ hota hai; negative charge wale bade protein molecules andar fanse rehte hain. Channels batate hain ki yeh difference bana kyun rehta hai. Rest par kai KX+ channels khule rehte hain, isliye KX+ kaafi aasaani se leak ho jaata hai; NaX+ channels band rehte hain, isliye lagbhag koi NaX+ paar nahi hota; aur koi bhi channel proteins ko andar-bahar nahi jaane deta. Isliye har ion ek concentration gradient par hota hai, KX+ bahar leak hone ki koshish mein aur NaX+ andar ghusne ki koshish mein (Fig. 18.7).

Table 18.3Resting membrane ke aar-paar ions: axoplasm (andar) aur tissue fluid (bahar), mammalian neuron ke typical values mmol/L mein
IonAndarBahar
KX+lagbhag 140lagbhag 5
NaX+lagbhag 15lagbhag 145
Protein anionszyadabahut kam

Leaks in gradients ko dheere-dheere khatam kar dete, isliye cell unhe wapas banane mein energy kharch karti hai. Sodium–potassium pump, ATP se chalne wala ek membrane protein, ions ko unke gradients ke khilaaf move karta hai: har cycle mein yeh teen NaX+ cell se bahar phenkta hai aur do KX+ andar laata hai. Isliye har cycle jitne positive charge andar laata hai usse ek zyada bahar bhejta hai. Isme woh KX+ jodo jo lagaataar bahar leak hota rehta hai jabki negative proteins andar hi reh jaate hain, aur leak aur pump milkar ek steady charge separation banate hain: membrane ke bahar positive, andar negative. Is resting membrane ke aar-paar voltage ko resting potential (विराम विभव) kehte hain, jo ek typical neuron mein lagbhag −70 mV hota hai. Minus sign batata hai ki andar wali side negative hai, (18.1) ke convention ke hisaab se.

Membrane potential
Vm=Vin−Vout
(18.1)
jahan
Vin,Vout
membrane ke theek andar aur theek bahar ka electrical potential
Vm
membrane potential; rest par negative kyunki andar wali side negative hai
Definition
Resting potential

Jo neuron impulse conduct nahi kar raha, uski membrane ke aar-paar electrical potential difference; andar wali side bahar ke mukable negative hoti hai.

ExampleEk typical neuron mein lagbhag −70 mV.

4/4Bahar positive, andar negative: yahi resting potential hai, lagbhag −70 mV.

Fig. 18.7Leak karte KX+ channels, band NaX+ channels aur pump milkar andar ki side ko negative chhodte hain.NCERT p. 232

Membrane ki ek horizontal patti upar ke tissue fluid ko neeche ke axoplasm se alag karti hai. Step one mein ions dikhte hain: upar kai sodium ions aur kam potassium ions, neeche kai potassium ions, kam sodium ions aur bade negative protein ions. Step two mein ek khula potassium channel hai jisse ek potassium ion upar ki taraf jaata hai, aur uske paas ek band sodium channel hai. Step three mein pump ATP use karke teen sodium ions upar aur bahar, aur do potassium ions neeche aur andar le jaata hai. Step four mein bahari surface par plus signs ki aur andar ki surface par minus signs ki ek row judti hai, aur ek meter minus 70 millivolts padhta hai.

Example 18.1

Pump kitna move karta hai, yeh ginna

Axon membrane ke ek chhote patch mein pumps hain jo milkar har second 5.0×106 cycles poore karte hain, aur har cycle mein ek ATP use hota hai. Har second ke liye nikalo (a) kitne NaX+ ions bahar jaate hain aur kitne KX+ ions andar aate hain, (b) bahar jaane wale positive charges ki net sankhya, aur (c) woh net charge coulombs mein. e=1.6×10−19 C lo.

Pehle khud try karo. Phir solution ek-ek step karke kholo.

Ab axon ko ek jagah, P par, ek chhota electric jhatka do, ya kisi sense organ ko use excite karne do (Fig. 18.8). Stimulus wahan ke sodium channels ko khol deta hai, aur ek pal ke liye NaX+ P par membrane se andar umad padta hai. Sodium ke andar daudne ki do wajah hain: bahar yeh bahut zyada hai, aur negative andar ka hissa ise attract karta hai. Ek millisecond se bhi kaafi kam time mein itne positive ions andar aa jaate hain ki P par charges palat jaate hain, andar positive aur bahar negative. Yeh palatna depolarisation hai, aur P par membrane ke aar-paar ulta voltage, yaani action potential, hi nerve impulse hai.

Definition
Action potential

Neuron ki membrane par stimulate ki gayi jagah par ulta potential difference, jo NaX+ ke tezi se andar aane se banta hai; yahi nerve impulse hai.

ExampleMembrane potential lagbhag −70 mV se lagbhag +30 mV tak jaata hai aur do-ek milliseconds mein wapas aa jaata hai.

Impulse ko aage kaun le jaata hai? P ko uske resting padosi Q se compare karo. Axon ke andar ab P positive hai aur Q negative; bahar Q positive hai aur P negative. Positive charge + se − ki taraf khiskta hai, isliye current ka ek chhota loop banta hai: andar ki taraf aage, P se Q, aur bahar ki taraf wapas, Q se P. Yeh local current Q ko fire karane ke liye kaafi hai: uske sodium channels khulte hain, sodium andar bhar jaata hai aur Q fire karta hai. Phir Q ka current R ko fire karta hai, R agli jagah ko, aur impulse fibre ke saath-saath girte dominoes ki line ki tarah chalta hai, har ek ko pichhla wala girata hai. Kyunki har jagah apna naya action potential banati hai, isliye impulse ek metre lambe axon ke end tak bhi bina kamzor hue pahunchta hai.

3/4Current andar P se Q ki taraf aur bahar Q se wapas P ki taraf behta hai.

Fig. 18.8Depolarisation ki ek wave: active site par sodium andar aata hai, local currents aage wali site ko depolarise karte hain, aur bahar jaata potassium peeche wali site ko restore karta hai.NCERT Fig. 18.2 · p. 233

Upar ke aadhe hisse mein axon ka ek tukda do membrane lines ki tarah bana hai jis par left se right sites P, Q aur R marked hain; neeche ke aadhe hisse mein axon ke saath position ke against membrane potential ka graph hai, aur minus 70 millivolts par ek dashed line hai. Step one mein resting axon dikhta hai: har jagah bahar plus signs, andar minus signs aur minus 70 par flat graph. Step two mein P par stimulus hai: sodium ions arrows ke saath axon mein jaate hain, P par signs ulat jaate hain aur graph mein P par lagbhag plus 30 tak ek peak hai. Step three mein local current ke curved arrows judte hain: axon ke andar P se Q ki taraf, bahar Q se wapas P ki taraf. Step four mein Q par signs ulte hain, P par potassium ions bahar ja rahe hain aur graph ka peak ab Q par hai, jabki P wapas minus 70 ki taraf ja raha hai.

Har site sirf ek pal ke liye depolarised rehti hai. Sodium channels khulte hi lagbhag turant band ho jaate hain, aur unki jagah potassium channels khulte hain. Andar bharpoor maatra mein maujood KX+ bahar behta hai, apne saath positive charge le jaata hai, aur andar ki side wapas negative ho jaati hai: yeh repolarisation hai. Ek-do millisecond mein site wapas apne resting potential par aa jaati hai aur phir se fire karne ke liye taiyaar hoti hai. Yahi chhoti si recovery one-way travel ko bhi samjhati hai: jis site ko impulse abhi chhod kar gaya hai woh abhi recover ho rahi hoti hai, isliye wave wapas nahi mud sakti.Is chhote unresponsive time ko refractory period kehte hain.

InteractiveImpulse lab

Ek axon terah membrane sites ki patti ki tarah bana hai, har site ki bahari aur andar ki surface par plus aur minus signs hain, ek site par recording electrode hai aur neeche voltage graph hai. Stimulate dabane par pehli site depolarise hoti hai; Play ya Step time ko aage badhata hai, jisse sodium ka andar aana har site ko baari-baari ulat deta hai, potassium ka bahar jaana peeche ki sites ko restore karta hai, aur graph electrode par membrane potential ko minus 70 se lagbhag plus 30 millivolts tak chadhte aur wapas girte dikhata hai. Ek switch fibre ko myelinated bana deta hai, jismein sirf nodes of Ranvier fire karte hain aur impulse node se node koodta hai, aur ek readout end tak pahunchne mein lage time ko compare karta hai.

Fig. 18.9Stimulate dabao, phir Play ya Step dabao, aur impulse ko travel karte dekho; fibre ko myelinated par switch karo aur lagne wale time ko compare karo.

Myelin picture badal deta hai. Sheath ek achha insulator hai, isliye myelinated fibre mein ions sirf nodes of Ranvier par hi membrane paar kar sakte hain. Ek active node ka local current sheath ke neeche tezi se failta hai aur agle node ko depolarise kar deta hai, aur impulse node se node koodta hua lagta hai. Yeh saltatory conduction (Latin saltare, yaani koodna) non-myelinated fibre ki lagaataar, site-by-site conduction se kahin zyada tez hai. Tumhari body ke sabse tez myelinated fibres lagbhag 100 m/s par conduct karte hain, jabki patle non-myelinated fibres lagbhag 1 m/s hi kar paate hain. Isse energy bhi bachti hai, kyunki pumps ko kam ions wapas rakhne padte hain. Signal ko lagne wala time (18.2) se milta hai.

Conduction time
t=dv
(18.2)
jahan
d
fibre ki woh length jo impulse travel karta hai, metres mein
v
fibre ki conduction speed, metres per second mein
Example 18.2

Myelin aur message ki speed

Tumhare pair ke angoothe se ek touch signal spinal cord tak 0.90 m travel karta hai. Isme lagne wala time nikalo (a) 60 m/s par conduct karne wale myelinated fibre mein aur (b) usi length ke 1.2 m/s par conduct karne wale non-myelinated fibre mein. (c) Myelinated route kitne guna tez hai?

Pehle khud try karo. Phir solution ek-ek step karke kholo.

Quick check
4 mein se 1
Rest par axon membrane
Answer dekho

Answer (C) KX+ ke liye zyada permeable aur NaX+ ke liye lagbhag impermeable hoti hai

Rest par membrane KX+ ko kaafi aasaani se jaane deti hai lekin NaX+ ke liye lagbhag band hoti hai; zyada NaX+ permeability stimulated state ki baat hai. Protein anions to bilkul paar nahi kar sakte.

18.3.2 Impulses ka Transmission

Neurons wire ki tarah sire se sira nahi jude hote; har ek alag cell hai. Isliye jab impulse axon ke sire par pahunchta hai, to use ek junction ke paar agli cell ko saunpna padta hai. Yeh junction, yaani synapse (अंतर्ग्रथन), ki do sides hoti hain: pre-synaptic neuron, jiska terminal impulse laata hai, aur post-synaptic neuron, jo use receive karta hai. Dono membranes lagbhag chhooti hain ya ek patle gap, yaani synaptic cleft, se alag rehti hain, isi se tay hota hai ki hand-over kaise hoga, aur isi se do tarah ke synapse milte hain (Electrical aur chemical synapses).

Definition
Synapse

Do neurons ke beech ka junction, jahan bhejne wale (pre-synaptic) neuron ki membrane receive karne wale (post-synaptic) neuron ki membrane se milti hai aur impulse paar jaata hai.

Electrical synapse mein gap lagbhag gayab ho jaata hai. Dono membranes itni paas dabi hoti hain ki aate hue impulse ka local current seedha agle neuron mein beh jaata hai,Current gap junctions se paar hota hai, yaani patle protein channels jo dono cells ke cytoplasm ko jodte hain. bilkul waise hi jaise woh ek hi axon ke agle hisse mein behta. Na kuch release karna padta hai na kuch pehchaanna, isliye yeh sabse tez possible hand-over hai, kisi bhi chemical synapse se tez. Lekin tumhara neural system ise kabhi-kabhi hi use karta hai.

Tumhare zyaadatar synapses chemical synapses hain. Yahan cleft ek asli, fluid se bhara gap hai, jo local current ke paar karne ke liye bahut chauda hai, isliye iske bajaye ek chemical messenger signal ko paar le jaata hai (Fig. 18.10):

  1. Action potential axon terminal tak pahunchta hai.
  2. Synaptic vesicles pre-synaptic membrane ki andar wali surface ki taraf khinchte hain, usmein mil jaate hain aur apna neurotransmitter cleft mein chhod dete hain.
  3. Neurotransmitter molecules patle cleft ke paar jaate hain aur post-synaptic membrane par unke liye bane receptors se jud jaate hain.
  4. Har bhara hua receptor ek ion channel kholta hai, aur ions post-synaptic neuron mein bhar jaate hain.
  5. Ions ka flow receive karne wali membrane ka voltage badal deta hai. Agar yeh change us neuron ko fire karne ki taraf dhakelta hai, to yeh excitatory hai; agar neuron ko rokta hai, to inhibitory hai.

3/4Neurotransmitter cleft paar karta hai aur specific receptors se bind karta hai.

Fig. 18.10Chemical synapse par ek neurotransmitter signal ko cleft ke paar le jaata hai.NCERT Fig. 18.3 · p. 234

Pre-synaptic neuron ka phoola hua axon terminal left se aata hai, gol synaptic vesicles se bhara; ek patla vertical synaptic cleft use right ki post-synaptic membrane se alag karta hai, jis par receptor sites hain. Step one mein axon ke saath aata ek impulse arrow dikhta hai. Step two mein vesicles pre-synaptic membrane tak pahunch kar usse fuse hote hain aur neurotransmitter dots cleft mein chhodte hain. Step three mein neurotransmitter dots right ke receptors se jude dikhte hain. Step four mein post-synaptic membrane ke ion channels khule hain, ions andar beh rahe hain, aur ek label par new potential, excitatory ya inhibitory likha hai.

Acetylcholine ek jaana-maana neurotransmitter hai; aur bhi kai hain. Is design ke do nateeje yaad rakhne layak hain. Sirf pre-synaptic side neurotransmitter store karti hai aur sirf post-synaptic side par receptors hote hain, isliye chemical synapse signals ko sirf ek direction mein bhejta hai. Aur release, diffusion aur binding mein time lagta hai, isliye har chemical synapse lagbhag aadhe millisecond ka synaptic delay jodta hai.

Compare

Electrical aur chemical synapses

Electrical

  • Membranes bahut paas-paas
  • Current seedha ek cell se doosre cell mein jaata hai
  • Zyada tez
  • Humans mein kam milta hai

Chemical

  • Membranes fluid se bhare synaptic cleft se alag
  • Ek neurotransmitter signal ko paar le jaata hai
  • Dheema: har ek thoda delay jodta hai
  • Humans mein zyaadatar synapses
Example 18.3

Time kahan jaata hai?

Brain mein ek signal paanch neurons ki chain se guzarta hai, isliye woh chaar chemical synapses paar karta hai. Chain ke axons milkar 0.12 m lambe hain aur 40 m/s par conduct karte hain, aur har synapse 0.5 ms ka delay jodta hai. (a) Total time nikalo. (b) Iska kitna hissa synapses par lagta hai? (c) Agar chaaron electrical synapses hote jinka delay negligible hai, to total ka andaaza lagao.

Pehle khud try karo. Phir solution ek-ek step karke kholo.

Quick check
4 mein se 1
Impulse ke axon terminal tak pahunchne ke baad chemical synapse par sabse pehle kya hota hai?
Answer dekho

Answer (D) Vesicles pre-synaptic membrane tak jaate hain aur usse fuse hote hain

Neurotransmitter receptors se bind kare, channels khole aur naya potential banaye, usse pehle vesicles ka fuse hokar neurotransmitter release karna zaroori hai.

18.4 Central Neural System

Tumhara har decision, aur hazaaron aise jo tum notice bhi nahi karte, brain se hokar guzarte hain, jo body ka central information processor aur uska command and control system hai. Iske kaamon ki ek chhoti list:

  • Conscious kaam: dekhna, sunna, bolna, yaad rakhna, sochna aur emotions mehsoos karna, aur woh intelligence jo in sabko jodti hai
  • Movement: har voluntary action, aur chalte-phirte body ka balance banaye rakhna
  • Andar ka kaam jo tum notice nahi karte: heart, lungs aur kidneys jaise zaroori involuntary organs ko chalana, body temperature steady rakhna, aur bhookh aur pyaas ka signal dena
  • Timing: body ke 24-hour (circadian) rhythms, jaise sleep–wake cycle
  • Management: kai endocrine glands ko direct karna, aur behaviour ko shape karna

Haddi aur membranes is naram organ ki hifaazat karti hain. Skull bahar ka sakht case hai. Uske neeche teen membranes, jinhe cranial meninges (मस्तिष्कावरण) kehte hain, brain ko parcel ki layers ki tarah lapetti hain (Fig. 18.11). Bahar se andar chalein to dura mater ('tough mother') moti aur mazboot hai; arachnoid, jiska naam uske makdi ke jaale jaise texture se pada, bahut patli hai; aur pia mater ('tender mother') ek naazuk parat hai jo brain tissue se chipki rehti hai aur uske har fold ke saath chalti hai. Brain se bahar ki taraf initials PAD banate hain: pia, arachnoid, dura.

4/4Pia mater: brain tissue ko chhooti andar wali layer.

Fig. 18.11Bahar se andar cranial meninges: dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater.NCERT p. 235

Sir ka ek curved slice close-up mein dikhaya gaya hai, upar skull aur neeche brain ki folded surface. Step one mein sirf skull aur brain dikhte hain. Step two mein skull ke theek neeche moti bahari dura mater judti hai aur label hoti hai. Step three mein dura ke neeche patli, jaale jaisi arachnoid judti hai. Step four mein pia mater judti hai, ek patli layer jo brain surface ke har fold ke saath chalti hai, aur is tarah teeno meninges order mein label ho jaati hain.

Definition
Cranial meninges

Skull ke andar brain ko dhakne wali teen membranes: bahari dura mater, patli beech wali arachnoid aur andar wali pia mater.

Poore brain ko dekhein to iske teen bade regions hain, jinke naam shuruaati embryo mein aage se peeche unke order par rakhe gaye hain: forebrain, midbrain aur hindbrain (Fig. 18.12).

4/5Hindbrain: pons, cerebellum aur medulla oblongata.

Fig. 18.12Brain ke teen divisions, aur brain stem.NCERT Fig. 18.4 · p. 235

Midline se dikhta ek simple aadha brain right ki taraf face karta hai, sir ka aage wala hissa right par aur spinal cord neeche se nikalti hui. Step one mein outline hai aur saare parts halke rangon mein hain. Step two mein forebrain highlight hota hai: upar bada cerebrum, uske andar mehraab jaisa corpus callosum, aur neeche thalamus aur hypothalamus. Step three mein thalamus ke neeche chhota midbrain highlight hota hai, jiske beech se cerebral aqueduct guzarta hai aur peeche corpora quadrigemina hain. Step four mein hindbrain highlight hota hai: aage pons, peeche folded cerebellum, aur spinal cord se judta medulla. Step five mein midbrain, pons aur medulla ko milakar brain stem ki tarah outline kiya jaata hai.

18.4.1 Forebrain

Forebrain teen structures se banta hai: cerebrum, thalamus aur hypothalamus. Human brain mein cerebrum baaki sab se kahin bada hai. Upar se dekhne par iske do bade halves dikhte hain, left aur right cerebral hemispheres, jo maathe se sir ke peeche tak jaane wale ek gehre groove se alag hote hain. Us groove ke tal par nerve fibres ka ek chauda pul, corpus callosum, dono halves ko jodta hai taaki woh ek ki tarah kaam kar sakein (Fig. 18.13).

Har hemisphere par kuch millimetres moti neurons ki ek parat hoti hai, cerebral cortex, jo ridges aur grooves mein sikudi hoti hai. Yeh sikudan ek bahut badi sheet ko skull ki seemit jagah mein fit kar deti hai, jaise ek dupatta chhote bag mein fit hone ke liye mud-tud jaata hai. Neuron cell bodies se bhara hone ke kaaran cortex ka rang halka grey hota hai aur ise grey matter kehte hain. Iske neeche white matter hota hai: nerve fibres ke bundles jinki fatty myelin sheaths ise safed sa dikhati hain.

3/3Bahar grey matter (cell bodies); andar white matter (myelinated tracts).

Fig. 18.13Corpus callosum se jude cerebral hemispheres: bahar grey cortex, andar white matter.NCERT p. 236

Cerebrum ka ek slice aage se dikhta hai, jo saath-saath rakhe do gol halves jaisa hai. Step one mein dono halves hain, jin par left aur right hemisphere label hai, aur upar ek gehri cleft unhe alag karti hai. Step two mein corpus callosum highlight hota hai, fibres ki ek patti jo cleft ke neeche hemispheres ke beech jaati hai. Step three mein har hemisphere ka folded bahari kinaara grey matter aur andar ka hissa white matter ki tarah shade hota hai, dono ke labels ke saath.

Cortex ka map banao to teen tarah ke ilaake milte hain. Sensory areas sense organs ki reports receive karte hain, aur motor areas muscles ko hilaane wale commands dete hain. Baaki, jo cortex ka bada hissa hai, in dono mein se koi kaam seedha nahi karta. Yeh association areas oonche level ka kaam karte hain, jaise kai senses ke input ko jodna, memories store karna aur communication sambhalna. Jab phone par ek jaani-pehchaani awaaz sunte hi tumhe apne cousin ka chehra yaad aa jaata hai, tab association areas jo tum sun rahe ho use jo tumhe yaad hai usse jod rahe hote hain.

Hemispheres ke neeche chhupa hai thalamus, ek relay hub jahan sensory aur motor signals cortex tak aate-jaate coordinate hote hain. Iske theek neeche lagbhag ek badaam ke size ka structure hai jiske kaam bahut saare hain, hypothalamus. Yeh tumhara thermostat hai, jo body temperature steady rakhta hai; yeh tumhe bhookh ya pyaas mehsoos karata hai; aur iske kuch neurons neurosecretory cells hain jo hypothalamic hormones release karte hain (Chapter 19).Hypothalamus mein body ki master clock bhi hoti hai, neurons ka ek chhota cluster jise suprachiasmatic nucleus kehte hain, jo circadian rhythms ko din aur raat ke saath time mein rakhta hai.

Emotions ki apni circuitry hoti hai. Limbic system (ya limbic lobe) hemispheres ke sabse andar ke hisson aur unse jude gehre structures se banta hai, jinmein amygdala aur hippocampus shaamil hain. Hypothalamus ke saath milkar yeh motivation aur sexual behaviour ko control karta hai aur yeh shape karta hai ki hum emotions kaise express karte hain: cricket final se pehle ka excitement, khushi, gussa, darr. Yeh smell ki sense aur autonomic responses mein bhi hissa leta hai.

Quick check
3 mein se 1
Cerebral cortex ko grey matter kehte hain kyunki
Answer dekho

Answer (D) neuron cell bodies wahan ikatthi hoti hain

Cortex mein bhari cell bodies use grey dikhati hain. Myelinated fibres andar wale white matter ko safed banate hain.

18.4.2 Midbrain

Thalamus aur hypothalamus ke neeche, aur pons ke upar, brain ka ek chhota segment hai, midbrain. Iske beech se cerebrospinal fluid ki ek patli naali guzarti hai, cerebral aqueduct. Iski peeche wali (dorsal) surface par chaar gol ubhaar hote hain, corpora quadrigemina (literal matlab 'chaar judwa bodies'). Aankhon, kaanon aur skin se aane wale signals yahan milte hain aur jode jaate hain.In lobes ka upar wala pair zyaadatar vision se aur neeche wala pair sunne se juda hai.

18.4.3 Hindbrain

Hindbrain ke teen parts hain: pons, cerebellum aur medulla oblongata (aam taur par sirf medulla). Pons, jiska Latin mein matlab 'bridge' hai, zyaadatar nerve fibres ke bundles se bana hai jo brain ke ek part ko doosre se jodte hain. Iska ek centre, pneumotaxic centre, medulla dwara set kiye gaye breathing rhythm ko bhi moderate karta hai, jaisa tumne Chapter 14 mein dekha.

Cerebellum pons ke peeche, cerebrum ke peeche wale hisse ke neeche hota hai. Iski surface cortex se bhi zyada baareek folds mein mudi hoti hai, jisse bahut saare neurons ke liye jagah banti hai: yeh brain ke mass ka sirf lagbhag dasvaan hissa hai, phir bhi brain ke har paanch mein se lagbhag chaar neurons ismein hote hain. Cerebellum inner ear ki semicircular canals aur auditory system se aane wali information ko jodta hai, aur tumhe balanced aur tumhari movements ko smooth rakhta hai, chahe tum bheed bhare market mein cycle chala rahe ho ya hilti hui local train mein khade ho.

Sabse neeche medulla patla hote hue spinal cord mein badal jaata hai. Chhota hone par bhi zindagi ispar nirbhar hai: iske centres tumhari saans chalaate hain, cardiovascular reflexes ke through heart rate aur blood pressure adjust karte hain, aur gastric secretion control karte hain, isiliye yahan chot jaanleva ho sakti hai. Midbrain, pons aur medulla milkar brain stem banate hain, woh dandi jis par baaki brain tika hai aur jiske through woh spinal cord se juda hai.

Table 18.5Ek nazar mein brain ke parts
PartMain kaam
Cerebrum (forebrain)sochna, memory, voluntary movement, senses, bolna
Thalamus (forebrain)sensory aur motor signals coordinate karta hai
Hypothalamus (forebrain)temperature, bhookh, pyaas; hypothalamic hormones
Limbic system (forebrain)emotions, motivation, sexual behaviour, smell
Corpora quadrigemina (midbrain)visual, tactile aur auditory inputs ko integrate karte hain
Pons (hindbrain)brain regions ko jodne wale fibre tracts
Cerebellum (hindbrain)balance aur smooth, coordinated movement
Medulla oblongata (hindbrain)saans, heart aur blood-vessel reflexes, gastric secretion
Quick check
4 mein se 1
Sir mein chot ke baad ek cyclist kehne par apna har limb hila sakti hai, lekin seedhi khadi hone ki koshish mein dagmagaati aur ladkhadaati hai. Sabse zyada chance kis part ke damage hone ka hai?
Answer dekho

Answer (A) Cerebellum

Cerebellum balance banaye rakhta hai aur movement ko smooth karta hai. Hilne ke commands theek hain, isliye motor cortex aur usse nikalne wale pathways abhi bhi kaam kar rahe hain.
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Recap

Summary aur key points

  1. Coordination se organs ek saath adjust karte hain; neural system yeh tezi se aur point to point karta hai, endocrine system hormones ke through (shuruaat).
  2. Neural organisation Hydra ke nerve net se lekar insects ke brain aur ganglia tak, aur vertebrates ke brain aur spinal cord tak jaata hai (Section 18.1).
  3. CNS (brain aur spinal cord) information process karta hai; PNS use afferent (andar ki taraf) aur efferent (bahar ki taraf) fibres ke through body se jodta hai (Section 18.2).
  4. Somatic nerves skeletal muscles ko serve karti hain; autonomic nerves involuntary organs aur smooth muscles ko serve karti hain aur sympathetic aur parasympathetic divisions banati hain (Table 18.2).
  5. Neuron mein Nissl's granules wali cell body, impulses andar laane wale dendrites aur unhe bahar synaptic knobs tak le jaane wala axon hota hai (Section 18.3).
  6. Neurons multipolar (cerebral cortex), bipolar (retina) ya unipolar (zyaadatar embryonic) hote hain; axons myelinated, nodes of Ranvier ke saath, ya non-myelinated hote hain (Fig. 18.6).
  7. Selective ion channels aur pump (teen NaX+ bahar, do KX+ andar) resting axon ki andar wali side ko negative rakhte hain: yahi resting potential hai (Section 18.3.1).
  8. Stimulus NaX+ ko andar daudne deta hai aur polarity ulat deta hai: yahi action potential, yaani nerve impulse hai (Fig. 18.8).
  9. Local currents agli site ko depolarise karte hain, bahar jaata KX+ resting potential wapas laata hai, aur myelinated fibres node se node koodkar zyada tez conduct karte hain (saltatory conduction).
  10. Electrical synapses current ko seedha aur tezi se paar karte hain; chemical synapses par ek neurotransmitter cleft paar karta hai, receptors se bind karta hai aur ion channels kholta hai, jisse excitatory ya inhibitory potential banta hai (Section 18.3.2).
  11. Skull aur teen meninges se protected brain mein forebrain, midbrain aur hindbrain hote hain (Section 18.4).
  12. Forebrain mein cerebrum (corpus callosum se jude do hemispheres; white matter ke upar grey cortex), thalamus aur hypothalamus hain, aur limbic system emotion aur motivation ko control karta hai (Section 18.4.1).
  13. Midbrain mein cerebral aqueduct aur corpora quadrigemina hote hain; hindbrain mein pons regions ko jodta hai, cerebellum balance rakhta hai aur medulla mein vital centres hote hain; midbrain, pons aur medulla milkar brain stem banate hain (Section 18.4.3).
Practice · 22 questions

Practice questions answers ke saath (NCERT “Exercises”)

  1. Long answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q1

    Tumhari chhoti cousin ke paas ek model brain hai jo midline se khulta hai. Use samjhao ki brain ki hifaazat kaise hoti hai aur yeh kaise organised hai, har major division ke parts ke naam batao aur har ek ka ek kaam batao.

    Solution dikhao

    AnswerSkull aur teen meninges; forebrain (cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system), midbrain (aqueduct, corpora quadrigemina), hindbrain (pons, cerebellum, medulla); brain stem = midbrain + pons + medulla.

    • Protection: skull, phir teen cranial meninges: dura mater (bahari), arachnoid (patli beech wali) aur pia mater (andar wali, brain tissue par).
    • Forebrain: cerebrum, sabse bada part, ek gehri cleft se do hemispheres mein bata hua jo corpus callosum se jude hain; iska folded grey cortex (cell bodies; motor, sensory aur association areas) white matter (myelinated tracts) ko dhakta hai. Thalamus sensory aur motor signals coordinate karta hai; hypothalamus temperature, bhookh aur pyaas control karta hai aur hormones secrete karta hai; limbic system (amygdala, hippocampus) hypothalamus ke saath emotions aur motivation ko control karta hai.
    • Midbrain: thalamus/hypothalamus aur pons ke beech; cerebral aqueduct iske beech se guzarta hai aur chaar corpora quadrigemina iski dorsal side par hote hain. Yeh aankhon, kaanon aur skin ke signals ko jodta hai.
    • Hindbrain: pons (brain regions ko jodne wale fibre tracts), cerebellum (bahut folded; balance aur coordination) aur medulla (saans, cardiovascular reflexes aur gastric secretion ke centres), jo aage spinal cord ban jaata hai.
    • Midbrain, pons aur medulla milkar brain stem banate hain.
  2. Short answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q2

    Har pair ko kam se kam teen points ke side-by-side comparison ki tarah likho.

    1. Human neural system ke do main parts

      Solution dikhao
      • Kisse bana: CNS, brain aur spinal cord; PNS, woh saari nerves jo inhe body se jodti hain.
      • Kaam: CNS information process aur control karta hai; PNS impulses ko CNS tak aur wahan se le jaata hai.
      • Protection: CNS skull aur backbone ke andar, meninges ke neeche hota hai; PNS haddi mein band nahi hota.
      • Divisions: CNS mein brain (fore-, mid- aur hindbrain) aur spinal cord; PNS mein afferent aur efferent fibres aur somatic aur autonomic divisions.
    2. Impulse guzarne se pehle aur guzarte samay axon ka membrane potential

      Solution dikhao
      • Kab: resting potential, jab koi impulse nahi guzar raha; action potential, us site par jise abhi stimulate kiya gaya hai.
      • Charges: resting mein bahar positive aur andar negative; action mein bahar negative aur andar positive.
      • Permeability: resting mein KX+ ke liye kaafi zyada aur NaX+ ke liye bahut kam; action mein achanak NaX+ ke liye zyada.
      • Typical value: resting lagbhag −70 mV; action peak par lagbhag +30 mV.
  3. Long answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q3

    Ek researcher namak ke solution wali dish mein rakhe ek single axon se recording leta hai, pehle rest par aur phir ek end par chhote se shock ke baad.

    1. Shock se pehle andar ka electrode lagbhag −70 mV padhta hai. Samjhao ki yeh polarised state kaise banti hai aur kaise bani rehti hai.

      Solution dikhao

      Rest par membrane KX+ ke liye kaafi permeable, NaX+ ke liye lagbhag impermeable aur andar ke protein anions ke liye impermeable hoti hai. Isliye axoplasm mein KX+ aur negative proteins zyada aur NaX+ kam hota hai, jabki bahar ke fluid mein NaX+ zyada aur KX+ kam hota hai. Sodium–potassium pump ATP use karke har do KX+ andar laane par teen NaX+ bahar bhejta hai, aur in gradients ko banaye rakhta hai. Bahar zyada positive charge hone se bahari surface positive aur andar wali negative hoti hai: membrane polarised hai, aur iska potential difference hi resting potential hai.

    2. Shock ke theek baad stimulate ki gayi site par reading lagbhag +30 mV tak chali jaati hai. Is change ko aur uske baad jo hota hai use samjhao.

      Solution dikhao

      Stimulus us site par membrane ko NaX+ ke liye poori tarah permeable bana deta hai, aur yeh ion apne gradient ke saath andar daudta hai. Andar ki side positive aur bahar ki negative ho jaati hai, yaani polarity ulat jaati hai (depolarisation); yahi action potential hai. Ek pal mein NaX+ permeability gir jaati hai, KX+ permeability badhti hai aur KX+ bahar diffuse hota hai, jisse resting potential wapas aata hai (repolarisation).

    3. Axon ka terminal ek chemical synapse par doosre neuron se milta hai. Batao ki signal doosre neuron tak kaise pahunchta hai.

      Solution dikhao
      1. Action potential axon terminal tak pahunchta hai.
      2. Synaptic vesicles pre-synaptic membrane tak jaate hain, usse fuse hote hain aur synaptic cleft mein neurotransmitter release karte hain.
      3. Neurotransmitter post-synaptic membrane par specific receptors se bind karta hai.
      4. Ion channels khulte hain, ions andar aate hain, aur doosre neuron mein ek naya potential, excitatory ya inhibitory, banta hai.
  4. DiagramMediumNCERT Exercises Q4

    Is chapter se sabse zyada pooche jaane wale do diagrams ki practice karo.

    1. Myelinated axon wala ek multipolar neuron banao aur kam se kam aath parts label karo.

      Solution dikhao

      Nucleus wali ek cell body banao jismein Nissl's granules ke liye dots hon, uske chaaron taraf kai branched dendrites, aur ulti side se nikalta ek lamba axon. Axon ke saath sausage jaise Schwann cells (myelin sheath) banao jinke beech chhote gaps (nodes of Ranvier) hon, aur door wale end par branched axon terminals jo vesicles wale synaptic knobs mein khatam hon. Labels: dendrites, cell body, nucleus, Nissl's granules, axon, Schwann cell, myelin sheath, node of Ranvier, axon terminal, synaptic knob. Impulse ki direction ke liye ek arrow lagao (Fig. 18.4).

    2. Brain ka ek simple midline (sagittal) view banao. Teeno divisions aur kam se kam saat parts label karo.

      Solution dikhao

      Cerebrum ka bada gumbad banao jiske andar mehraab jaisa corpus callosum ho; mehraab ke neeche thalamus aur thalamus ke neeche hypothalamus; cerebral aqueduct aur corpora quadrigemina wala chhota midbrain; phir aage gol pons, peeche folded cerebellum aur patla hote hue spinal cord mein badalta medulla. Forebrain, midbrain aur hindbrain ko bracket karo, aur brain stem ko mark karo (Fig. 18.12).

  5. Short answerEasyNCERT Exercises Q5

    In mein se har ek par 40–60 words ka note likho. (Synapse par note Q6 mein hai.)

    1. Body ko neural coordination ki zaroorat kyun hai

      Solution dikhao

      Andar ki conditions steady rakhne (homeostasis) ke liye organs ko apni activity ek saath badalni padti hai. Jaise exercise mein saans, heart rate aur blood flow sabko muscle activity ke saath badhna aur baad mein wapas girna padta hai. Neural system tez, point-to-point links deta hai jo khaas organs ko milliseconds mein adjust karte hain, aur dheeme hormonal system ke saath milkar kaam karta hai.

    2. Forebrain

      Solution dikhao

      Ismein cerebrum, thalamus aur hypothalamus hote hain. Cerebrum ke do hemispheres, jo corpus callosum se jude hain, white matter ke upar ek folded grey cortex rakhte hain jismein motor, sensory aur association areas hain. Thalamus sensory aur motor signals coordinate karta hai; hypothalamus temperature, khaana aur peena control karta hai aur hormones secrete karta hai; limbic system emotions aur motivation ko control karta hai.

    3. Midbrain

      Solution dikhao

      Yeh forebrain ke thalamus aur hypothalamus aur hindbrain ke pons ke beech hota hai. Cerebral aqueduct iske beech se guzarta hai, aur iski dorsal side par chaar gol lobes hote hain, corpora quadrigemina. Aankhon, kaanon aur skin ke signals yahan milte hain aur jode jaate hain, aur yeh brain stem ka upar wala hissa banata hai.

    4. Hindbrain

      Solution dikhao

      Ismein pons, cerebellum aur medulla oblongata hote hain. Pons brain regions ko jodne wale fibre tracts se bana hai. Cerebellum ki bahut folded surface mein bahut saare neurons hote hain aur yeh balance aur movement ko coordinated rakhta hai. Medulla spinal cord se judta hai aur ismein saans, cardiovascular reflexes aur gastric secretion ke centres hote hain. Pons aur medulla, midbrain ke saath, brain stem banate hain.

  6. Long answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q6 (aur Q5 e)

    Ek neuron se agle neuron tak signal kaise paar hota hai, is par in questions ke answer do.

    1. Synapse kya hai? Use banane wali do membranes aur unke beech ho sakne wale gap ka naam batao.

      Solution dikhao

      Synapse woh junction hai jisse ek impulse ek neuron se doosre neuron tak jaata hai. Yeh bhejne wale neuron ki pre-synaptic membrane aur receive karne wale neuron ki post-synaptic membrane se banta hai, jo ya to lagbhag chhooti hain ya ek fluid se bhare gap, synaptic cleft, se alag rehti hain.

    2. Step by step batao ki signal chemical synapse ko kaise paar karta hai.

      Solution dikhao
      1. Ek action potential axon terminal tak pahunchta hai.
      2. Synaptic vesicles pre-synaptic membrane tak jaate hain aur usse fuse hote hain.
      3. Neurotransmitter fluid se bhare cleft mein release hota hai aur paar diffuse hota hai.
      4. Yeh post-synaptic membrane par specific receptors se bind karta hai.
      5. Ion channels khulte hain aur ions andar aate hain, jisse ek naya potential banta hai jo excitatory ya inhibitory hota hai.
    3. Chemical synapse signals ko sirf ek direction mein hi kyun bhejta hai?

      Solution dikhao

      Sirf pre-synaptic terminal mein neurotransmitter ke vesicles hote hain, aur sirf post-synaptic membrane par receptors hote hain, isliye chemical message sirf pre- se post-synaptic neuron ki taraf ja sakta hai.

    4. Electrical synapse ke paar transmission zyada tez kyun hota hai?

      Solution dikhao

      Membranes itni paas hoti hain ki current seedha ek neuron se agle mein jaata hai, jaise ek single axon ke saath. Kisi chemical ka release, diffusion ya binding nahi hota, isliye chemical synapse wala synaptic delay nahi lagta.

  7. Short answerHardNCERT Exercises Q7

    Ek alag kiye gaye axon ko aise solution mein rakha jaata hai jo tissue fluid jaisa hi hai, bas uska lagbhag saara NaX+ ek bade positive ion se badal diya gaya hai jo sodium channels se paar nahi ho sakta. Phir ek stimulus diya jaata hai. Predict karo ki kya hoga, aur apne prediction se action potential banane mein NaX+ ka role samjhao.

    Solution dikhao

    AnswerBahut kam ya koi action potential nahi: bahar lagbhag koi NaX+ na hone se andar daud kar polarity ulatne wala kuch hai hi nahi.

    Normally stimulus sodium channels kholta hai, aur NaX+, jo bahar kahin zyada concentrated hai, andar daudta hai. Andar aate positive ions andar ki side ko positive aur bahar ki side ko negative kar dete hain, yahi action potential hai. Naye solution mein bahar lagbhag koi NaX+ nahi hai, isliye channels khulne par mushkil se koi positive charge andar aata hai aur polarity nahi ulatti: bahut kam ya koi action potential nahi banta, aur koi impulse conduct nahi hota.

    To NaX+ ka role hai stimulation ke pal mein, apne concentration gradient ke saath, positive charge ko axon ke andar le jaana. Yahi inflow membrane ko depolarise karta hai aur local currents ke through har agli site ko baari-baari depolarise karta hai.

  8. Short answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q8

    Har pair ke members ke beech do saaf differences batao.

    1. Myelinated aur non-myelinated axons

      Solution dikhao

      Myelinated axon mein Schwann cells axon ko myelin sheath mein lapet deti hain jiske beech-beech mein nodes of Ranvier hote hain; non-myelinated axon mein ek Schwann cell use bina sheath banaye gher leti hai. Myelinated fibres spinal aur cranial nerves mein milte hain aur tez conduct karte hain (node se node); non-myelinated fibres autonomic aur somatic systems mein aam hain aur dheere conduct karte hain.

    2. Dendrites aur axon

      Solution dikhao

      Dendrites chhote, baar-baar branched, aam taur par har neuron mein kai hote hain, inmein Nissl's granules hote hain aur yeh impulses ko cell body tak laate hain. Ek neuron mein sirf ek axon hota hai, jo lamba hota hai, door wale end par branched hota hai, ismein Nissl's granules nahi hote aur yeh impulses ko cell body se door synaptic knobs tak le jaata hai.

    3. Thalamus aur hypothalamus

      Solution dikhao

      Thalamus andar gehraai mein hota hai, cerebrum se ghira hua, aur sensory aur motor signals ko relay aur coordinate karta hai. Hypothalamus thalamus ke theek neeche hota hai; yeh body temperature, bhookh aur pyaas control karta hai, aur iske neurosecretory cells hypothalamic hormones secrete karte hain.

    4. Cerebrum aur cerebellum

      Solution dikhao

      Cerebrum forebrain hai, brain ka sabse bada part, jo corpus callosum se jude do hemispheres se bana hai; yeh sochne, memory, sensation aur voluntary movement ki jagah hai. Cerebellum hindbrain hai, kahin chhota aur bahut baareek folded; yeh balance rakhta hai aur movement coordinate karta hai.

  9. Quick answerEasyNCERT Exercises Q9

    Har part ka answer do.

    1. Brain ka kaunsa part uske zyaadatar mass ko banata hai aur reasoning, memory aur voluntary action ki jagah hai?

      Answer dekho

      Answer (B) Cerebrum

      Cerebrum human brain ka sabse bada aur sabse zyada developed part hai.
    2. Delhi se London ki flight ke baad ek traveller ko kai din tak dopahar mein neend aati hai jab tak body ki 24-hour clock reset hoti hai. Central neural system ke kis part mein yeh master clock hoti hai?

      Answer dekho

      Answer (A) Hypothalamus

      Hypothalamus mein master clock (suprachiasmatic nucleus) hoti hai jo circadian rhythms set karti hai.
  10. Short answerMediumNCERT Exercises Q10

    Har pair ke members mein farq batao.

    1. Afferent aur efferent neurons

      Solution dikhao

      Afferent (sensory) neurons impulses ko tissues aur organs se CNS tak le jaate hain. Efferent (motor) neurons regulatory impulses ko CNS se tissues aur organs, jaise muscles aur glands, tak le jaate hain.

    2. Myelinated aur non-myelinated fibre mein impulse conduction

      Solution dikhao

      Myelinated fibre mein ions sirf nodes of Ranvier par membrane paar karte hain, isliye impulse node se node koodta hai (saltatory conduction): yeh tez hai (lagbhag 100 m/s tak) aur kam energy use karta hai. Non-myelinated fibre mein membrane ke har paas wale patch ko baari-baari depolarise hona padta hai (continuous conduction), isliye yeh dheema hai (lagbhag 1 m/s).

    3. Cranial nerves aur spinal nerves

      Solution dikhao

      Cranial nerves brain se nikalti hain aur zyaadatar sir, chehre aur gardan ko serve karti hain, aur ek pair chest aur abdomen tak jaata hai; humans mein 12 pairs hote hain. Spinal nerves spinal cord se nikalti hain aur trunk aur limbs ko serve karti hain; humans mein 31 pairs hote hain.

  11. Quick answerEasy

    Nissl's granules kahan nahi hote?

    Answer dekho

    Answer (C) axon

    Nissl's granules cell body aur dendrites mein hote hain; axon mein ek bhi nahi.
  12. Quick answerMedium

    Assertion (A): Impulse electrical synapse ko chemical synapse se zyada tezi se paar karta hai. Reason (R): Electrical synapse par current paas-paas rakhi membranes ke beech seedha paar hota hai, koi neurotransmitter release nahi karna padta.

    Answer dekho

    Answer (A) A aur R dono true hain, aur R, A ko sahi explain karta hai

    Dono true hain, aur release, diffusion aur binding ke bina current ka seedha behna hi woh wajah hai jisse electrical synapses zyada tez hote hain.
  13. Quick answerMedium

    Assertion (A): Resting axon membrane ki andar wali surface bahari surface ke mukable negative hoti hai. Reason (R): Sodium–potassium pump har teen KX+ andar laane par do NaX+ bahar bhejta hai.

    Answer dekho

    Answer (C) A true hai lekin R false hai

    A true hai, lekin pump teen NaX+ bahar aur do KX+ andar karta hai, isliye R false hai.
  14. Quick answerHard

    Assertion (A): Medulla oblongata brain stem ka part hai. Reason (R): Medulla mein saans control karne wale centres hote hain.

    Answer dekho

    Answer (B) A aur R dono true hain, lekin R, A ko explain nahi karta

    Dono true hain. Medulla brain stem ka hissa apni position ki wajah se hai, kyunki yeh brain ko spinal cord se jodta hai, apne breathing centres ki wajah se nahi.
  15. NumericalMedium

    Ek neuron ki membrane ke pumps har second 6.0×107 cycles poore karte hain. Woh har second kitne KX+ ions cell ke andar laate hain?

    ions per second
    Solution dikhao

    Har cycle do KX+ andar laata hai (aur teen NaX+ bahar bhejta hai).

    NK=2×6.0×107
    NK=1.2×108 s−1
  16. NumericalMedium

    Ek impulse 75 m/s par conduct karne wale myelinated fibre ke saath 1.2 m travel karta hai. Isme kitna time lagta hai, milliseconds mein?

    ms
    Solution dikhao
    t=1.2 m75 m/s

    t=0.016 s, yaani 16 ms.

  17. NumericalHard

    Ruler-drop test mein ek student girte ruler ko 18 cm girne ke baad pakadta hai. g=9.8 m/s2 ke saath t=2d/g use karke reaction time seconds mein nikalo.

    s
    Solution dikhao
    t=2×0.18 m9.8 m/s2
    t=0.0367 s2

    To t≈0.19 s.

  18. Quick answerMedium

    Chemical synapse par hone wale events ko order mein lagao.

    1. Impulse axon terminal tak pahunchta hai
    2. Transmitter cleft mein release hota hai
    3. Transmitter receptors se bind karta hai
    4. Vesicles membrane se fuse hote hain
    5. Ion channels khulte hain
    Answer dekho
    Answer
    1. Impulse axon terminal tak pahunchta hai
    2. Vesicles membrane se fuse hote hain
    3. Transmitter cleft mein release hota hai
    4. Transmitter receptors se bind karta hai
    5. Ion channels khulte hain
    Pahunchna, fusion, release, binding aur channels ka khulna, isi order mein; uske baad naya potential banta hai.
  19. Quick answerEasy

    Har type ke neuron ko us jagah se match karo jahan woh milta hai.

    Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.

    Answer dekho
    Answer
    • Multipolar : cerebral cortex
    • Bipolar : aankh ki retina
    • Unipolar : zyaadatar embryonic stage
    Multipolar neurons cerebral cortex mein bhare hote hain, bipolar retina mein milte hain, aur unipolar zyaadatar embryo mein.
  20. Quick answerEasy

    Inmein se kaunse forebrain ke parts hain? Jo bhi sahi hon, sab chuno.

    Saare sahi options chuno
    Answer dekho
    Answer
    • (B) Thalamus
    • (C) Cerebrum
    • (E) Hypothalamus
    Forebrain cerebrum, thalamus aur hypothalamus hai. Corpora quadrigemina midbrain ke hain aur pons hindbrain ka.
  21. Quick answerEasy

    Left aur right cerebral hemispheres ko jodne wala nerve fibres ka tract hai.

    Answer dekho

    Answer corpus callosum

    Corpus callosum woh fibre tract hai jo dono hemispheres ko jodta hai.
  22. Quick answerMedium

    Kaunsa statement galat hai?

    Answer dekho

    Answer (D) Human neural system mein electrical synapses aam hain

    Humans mein electrical synapses kam milte hain; zyaadatar synapses chemical hote hain. Baaki teen statements sahi hain.

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Quick check: MCQs

  1. 18.1 Neural System3 questions
  2. 18.2 Human Neural System3 questions
  3. 18.3 Neuron: Neural System ki Structural aur Functional Unit4 questions
  4. 18.3.1 Nerve Impulse ka Generation aur Conduction4 questions
  5. 18.3.2 Impulses ka Transmission4 questions
  6. 18.4.1 Forebrain3 questions
  7. 18.4.3 Hindbrain4 questions
Glossary · 15

Key terms (English + Hindi)

action potential
Neuron ki membrane par stimulate ki gayi site par ulta potential difference, jo NaX+ ke andar daudne se banta hai; yahi nerve impulse hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
afferent fibreअभिवाही तंतुabhivahi tantu
Aisa nerve fibre jo impulses ko tissues aur organs se CNS tak le jaata hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
autonomic neural systemस्वायत्त तंत्रिका तंत्रswayatt tantrika tantra
PNS ka woh part jo impulses ko CNS se involuntary organs aur smooth muscles tak le jaata hai; iske sympathetic aur parasympathetic divisions hain.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
central neural systemकेंद्रीय तंत्रिका तंत्रkendriya tantrika tantra
Brain aur spinal cord, jahan information process hoti hai aur control kiya jaata hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
coordinationसमन्वयsamanvay
Organs ka apni activity ek saath adjust karna taaki har ek baaki sabke kaam ko support kare.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
corpus callosum
Nerve fibres ka chauda tract jo left aur right cerebral hemispheres ko jodta hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
efferent fibreअपवाही तंतुapvahi tantu
Aisa nerve fibre jo commands ko CNS se bahar tissues aur organs tak le jaata hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
meningesमस्तिष्कावरणmastishkavaran
Brain ko dhakne wali teen membranes: dura mater, arachnoid aur pia mater.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
myelin sheath
Axon ke chaaron taraf ek insulating lapet, jo Schwann cell membrane ki layers se banti hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
neuronतंत्रिका कोशिकाtantrika koshika
Aisa cell jo stimuli detect karne aur signals receive aur transmit karne ke liye specialised hai; neural system ki unit.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
neurotransmitter
Synaptic vesicles se release hone wala chemical jo signal ko chemical synapse ke paar le jaata hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
node of Ranvier
Axon ke saath do paas-paas ki myelin sheaths ke beech ka chhota khula gap.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
peripheral neural systemपरिधीय तंत्रिका तंत्रparidhiya tantrika tantra
Brain aur spinal cord ko baaki body se jodne wali saari nerves.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
resting potentialविराम विभवviram vibhav
Jo neuron impulse conduct nahi kar raha, uski membrane ke aar-paar potential difference; andar wali side negative hoti hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
synapseअंतर्ग्रथनantargrathan
Do neurons ke beech ka junction, jo pre-synaptic aur post-synaptic membranes se banta hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →