MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -They are found in the brain, spinal cord and the peripheral nerves. Neuron is also known as the nerve cell. There are two types of neurons – sensory neurons and motor neurons. A group of neurons form a nerve.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the nervous system is very complex, there are only two main types of cells in nerve tissue. The actual nerve cell is the neuron. It is the “conducting” cell that transmits impulses and the structural unit of the nervous system. The other type of cell is neuroglia, or glial, cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -For the spinal cord though, we can say that there are three types of neurons: sensory, motor, and interneurons.