NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

SPINAL CORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cells in the nervous system that carry nerve impulses are called?
A
nerve cells
B
neurons
C
neutrons
D
newtons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cells in nervous tissue that generate and conduct impulses are called neurons or nerve cells. These cells have three principal parts: the dendrites, the cell body, and one axon. The main part of the cell, the part that carries on the general functions, is the cell body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The basic unit of the nervous system is a nerve cell, or neuron. The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons. A neuron has a cell body, which includes the cell nucleus, and special extensions called axons (pronounced AK-sonz) and dendrites (pronounced DEN-drahytz).

Detailed explanation-3: -For the spinal cord though, we can say that there are three types of neurons: sensory, motor, and interneurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neurons, or nerve cells that carry nerve impulses, are made up of the cell body, the axon, and several dendrites. Signals move across the synapse, the place where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrite of another, using chemicals called neurotransmitters.

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