SCIENCE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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The cells in the nervous system are the ____
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Neurons
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Red blood cells
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White blood cells
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Neurons (also called neurones or nerve cells) are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons, or nerve cells, carry out the functions of the nervous system by conducting nerve impulses. They are highly specialized and amitotic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motor neurons have the most common type of ‘body plan’ for a nerve cell-they are multipolar, each with one axon and several dendrites.
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