NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Neurons are the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. All neurons have three different parts – dendrites, cell body and axon. The neuron structure is specially adapted to carry messages over large distances in the body quickly in the form of electrical signals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons are divided into four major types: unipolar, bipolar, multipolar, and pseudounipolar.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.