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प्रश्न
What is a nerve cell? Explain the importance of nervous tissue.
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उत्तर
Nerve cell or neuron is a cell of the nervous system, capable of transmitting signals or impulses within the body. Each neuron consists of a cell body or cyton with a nucleus and elongated hair like extensions called axons and dendrites. Nervous tissue is found in brain, spinal cord and nerves and carries out transmission of signals or impulses within the body.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What does a neuron look like?
Put a tick (✓) against the most appropriate alternative in the following statement.
The fine branches given out from the cell body of a nerve cell are __________.
Name the kind of tissue that Conducts messages from one part of the body to another
Write true or false of the statement. Rewrite the false statement correctly.
Short thread-like branches arising from the surface of the cyton are called axons.
Answer in detail.
What is the difference between an organ and an organ system?
Draw a labelled diagram of a neuron.
Explain the structure of neuron with the help of a labelled diagram.
Study the diagram given below and then answer the question that follows:
Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Give structure, types and functions in brief of the following:
Nervous tissue
The ______ is a single, long fiber-like process that develops from the cyton.
