MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A network of branches coming from individual cells. They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system
A
axon
B
axon terminal
C
dendrite
D
neuron
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glia outnumber neurons in some parts of the brain, but neurons are the key players in the brain. Neurons are information messengers. They use electrical impulses and chemical signals to transmit information between different areas of the brain, and between the brain and the rest of the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons. 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: -The nervous system is a complex network of cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body.

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