Coordination and Control
Kerala Board · Class 12 · Biology
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Neural System - Structure and Organization
- The neural system consists of specialized cells called neurons that detect, receive, and transmit stimuli
- Human neural system is divided into: Central Nervous System (CNS) - brain and spinal cord, and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - all nerves outside CNS
- PNS contains afferent fibers (carry impulses to CNS) and efferent fibers (carry impulses from CNS)
Brain Structure and Functions
- Brain is protected by cranial meninges: dura mater (outer), arachnoid mater (middle), pia mater (inner)
- Forebrain includes: Cerebrum (largest part with cerebral cortex), Diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)
- Midbrain contains cerebral peduncles and corpora quadrigemina (superior and inferior colliculi)
Nerve Impulse Generation and Transmission
- Resting potential: -70mV, maintained by Na+/K+ pump (3 Na+ out, 2 K+ in)
- Action potential generation: Na+ channels open → depolarization → K+ channels open → repolarization
- Impulse conduction occurs as wave of depolarization along axon membrane
Sense Organs - Eye and Ear
- Eye structure: Sclera (outer), Choroid (middle), Retina (inner) with photoreceptors
- Retina contains rods (dim light vision) and cones (bright light and color vision)
- Fovea has highest concentration of cones; blind spot has no photoreceptors
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- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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