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Neural Control and CoordinationNEET Zoology · Class 11 · NCERT Chapter 18

3 interactive concept widgets for Neural Control and Coordination. Drag any slider, change any number, and watch the formula and the answer update live. Built so you understand how each NEET problem actually works, not just the final number.

Neuron structure

A labelled neuron with six clickable parts. Walk through dendrites, cell body, axon, myelin sheath, nodes of Ranvier, and the synaptic terminal.

Neuron

Neuron structure: click any labelled part

A labelled neuron. Click any pin on the diagram or chip in the list to see what each part does and the NEET fact tested about it.

impulse →
Dendrites
Cell body (cyton)
Axon
Myelin sheath
Nodes of Ranvier
Synaptic terminal

Cell body (cyton)

Contains the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes and the Nissl granules (rough endoplasmic reticulum). The metabolic centre of the neuron.

NEET fact

Nissl granules are the hallmark of a neuron cell body. Also called cyton or soma.

Try this

  • Find the myelin sheath. Which cells make it in the peripheral nervous system, and which cells make it in the CNS?
  • Locate the nodes of Ranvier. Why is the action potential able to jump from node to node?
  • Trace the impulse path from dendrite to synaptic terminal. How many cell bodies does it pass through?

Action potential walk-through

Scrub a slider through one action potential and watch the voltage curve update. See ion movements and channel states at every phase from resting through depolarisation, repolarisation, hyperpolarisation and recovery.

Nerve impulse

Action potential walk-through

Drag the time slider through one action potential. See exactly what happens to voltage, which ions are moving, and which channels are open at every phase from resting through depolarisation to recovery.

Scrub through one action potential

t = 2.0 ms, V = 30 mV

Depolarisation
400-40-70-8002468threshold -55

Voltage

Voltage rises rapidly to about +30 mV. Inside becomes positive.

Ion movement

Na+ rushes IN. Massive Na+ influx along its concentration and electrical gradient.

Channel state

Voltage-gated Na+ channels fully open. Almost no K+ flow yet.

Try this

  • Slide to about 2 ms. The voltage is around +30 mV. Which ion is flowing IN, and which channels are open?
  • Move to about 3 ms. Now voltage is dropping. Which ion is flowing out?
  • Find the hyperpolarisation phase. Why does the voltage briefly go below -70 mV?

Brain regions explorer

Click any region of a labelled brain diagram to see its parent division (forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain), its function and the NEET fact tested about it. Covers cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, midbrain, pons, cerebellum and medulla.

Brain anatomy

Brain regions: click any part of the brain

A labelled human brain. Click any region in the diagram or chip in the list to see its parent division (forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain), its function, and the NEET fact tested most about it.

Cerebrum
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Limbic system
Midbrain
Pons
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata

Cerebrum

Forebrain

Largest part of the brain. Two hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum. Outer grey cortex has four lobes: frontal (movement, planning), parietal (touch, spatial), temporal (hearing, memory), occipital (vision). Controls voluntary movement, intelligence, memory, language.

NEET fact

Four lobes are NEET-favorite to match with functions. Occipital = vision; temporal = hearing.

Try this

  • Find the cerebellum. Try not to confuse it with the cerebrum. Which one controls balance?
  • Click the medulla. Why is damage to this region so dangerous?
  • Compare thalamus and hypothalamus. They sit close together but do very different jobs.

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