NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Neuron are the basic unit of epithelial tissue
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -The statement that is not true for the epithelial tissues is c. Stratified squamous epithelium of the outer layer of the skin has living cells on the surface. The epithelial tissue that is present as the skin layers is the stratified squamous epithelium.

Detailed explanation-3: -A neuron is a nerve cell that is the basic unit of the nervous system. Nervous tissue constitutes the nervous system. This tissue is made up of elongated cells, called neurons. Each nerve cell consists of a cell body or cyton, an elongated process called axon which ends with the axon terminal.

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