BRAIN
SPINAL CORD
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Question
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Individual cells in the nervous system that carry nerve impulses are called?
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nerves
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neurons
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neutrons
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newtons
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Neurons, or nerve cells, carry out the functions of the nervous system by conducting nerve impulses. They are highly specialized and amitotic. This means that if a neuron is destroyed, it cannot be replaced because neurons do not go through mitosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic unit of the nervous system is a nerve cell, or neuron. The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons.
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