Nerve Cell
Nerve Cell
Control and coordination in animals depend on two things for information transmission - chemical signals of hormones and nerve impulses (electrical impulses). If they depended only on electrical impulses through nerve cells, a limited range of tissues would be stimulated. Since they get chemical signals in addition to the nerve impulses, a large range of tissues are stimulated. As a result, animals can show wide-ranging changes in response to stimuli.
Impulse: It is an electrical disturbance received by the dendrite and passed through the cyton to the axon. Messages are transmitted in the form of electrical impulses along the fibres of the neurons.It flows only unidirectionally.
Neurons: A neuron is the functional and structural unit of kidney.It consists of following parts:
Dendrites or dendrons: These are hairlike processes connected to the cyton. They receive stimulus, which may be physical, chemical, mechanical or electrical, and pass it on to the cyton.
Cyton or Cell body : It's shape may vary from round to stellate . It has large central nucleus surrounded by neuroplasm. Beside other cell organelles cyton contains Nissl's granules.
Axon: From one side of the cyton arises a cylindrical process filled with cytoplasm. This process is called axon. It is the longest part of the neuron. It transmits impulse away from the cyton. Its tip has a swelling called axon bulb. Generally, a neuron has one axon .Axon is covered with a sheath,made up of schwann cells,called neurilemma. In addition a neuron may be covered with myelinated sheath , such fibres are known as myelinted sheath fibres and those without this sheath are termed as non-myelinated sheath fibres. The ending of an axon may be branched. These endings are called synaptic terminals.
The gap between a synaptic terminal and the dendrite of another neuron or an effector cell is called a synapse. The neurons are not connected. There is minute gap called Synaptic cleft. With in axon there are synaptic vesicles filled with chemicals called neurotansmitters. The impulse that reaches the ends of the axon fibres causes the synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitter reaches the dendrites of the other neuron. This, sets up a new impulse which is transmitted to the axon. The speed of transmission is 120 m/s.
Myelinated nerve fibres conduct impulses more efficiently than non-myelinated nerve fibres. The myelinated nerve fibres possess unmyelinated areas at intervals called nodes of Ranvier.
Table : Differences between Dendrites and Axons
| S. No | Dendrites | Axons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | These are short and tapering processess | These are long, uniform and cylindrical processess |
| 2. | A number of dendrites arise from the cyton | Only single axon arises per cyton |
| 3. | They have tapering ends | Terminal branches of the axon enlarge to form a knob |
| 4. | They contain NissI's granules and neurofibrils | They do no contain NissI's granules but contain neurofibrils |
| 5. | They receive sensation and send it to the cyton | They carry impulses away from the cyton |
A number of nerve fibres are wrapped together to form nerves. The nerves lie end to end in a chain so that the dendrites receive impulse, from an axon or receptor, passes it to the next neuron in the chain via its cyton and axon. The junction between the axon and dendron of the next neuron is called Synapse. It is the point of contact between the terminal branches of the axon of a neuron with dendrites of another neuron. The neurons are not connected. There is a minute gap called Synaptic cleft. Within the axons are synaptic vesicles filled with chemicals called neurotransmitters. Transmission of nerve impulse is a chemical process. The impulse that reaches the ends of the axon fibres causes the synaptic vesicles to release the neurotransmitters (acetylcholine) into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters reach the dendrites of the next neuron. This sets up a new impulse which is transmitted to the axon. The speed of transmission is about 120 m/s. The chemical is soon broken down by an enzyme to make the synapse ready for the next transmission.
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The largest number of neurons are found in _____________ | |||
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