EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Basic unit of the nervous system; another name for nerve cell.
A
brain stem
B
axon
C
dendrite
D
neuron
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A neuron is the basic unit of the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called neuron.

Detailed explanation-3: -The basic unit of communication in the nervous system is the nerve cell (neuron). Each nerve cell consists of the cell body, which includes the nucleus, a major branching fiber (axon) and numerous smaller branching fibers (dendrites).

Detailed explanation-4: -»Cyton is the nucleus of a nerve cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -The unit of the nervous system of the human body is known as the neuron. The neuron is also known as nerve cells of the body. A human brain consists of approximately 100 billion neurons. The neuron is considered a cell body that contains the nucleus and special extensions.

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