Structure of a neuronतंत्रिका कोशिका (न्यूरॉन) की संरचना

NCERT Fig 6.1 (a) · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Dendrites (द्रुमिका) — Branched tips that acquire information (stimulus) and start the electrical impulse.
• Cell body (कोशिकाकाय) — Main part of the neuron; the impulse passes from dendrites through it to the axon.
• Nucleus (केंद्रक) — Controls the activities of the nerve cell.
• Axon (तंत्रिकाक्ष (एक्सॉन)) — Long fibre that carries the electrical impulse away from the cell body to its end.
• Nerve ending (तंत्रिका का अंतिम सिरा) — Here the electrical impulse sets off the release of chemicals.
• Synapse (सिनेप्स (अंतर्ग्रथन)) — Gap between two neurons (or neuron and muscle/gland). Chemicals cross it and start an impulse in the next cell.

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