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Name the structural and functional unit of the nervous system.

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Name the structural and functional unit of the nervous system.

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The structural and functional unit of nervous system.

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Neuron

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Chapter 10: The Nervous System - Intext Question [Page 134]

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Selina Concise Biology [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 10 The Nervous System
Intext Question | Q 1. (i) | Page 134
Lakhmir Singh Biology Part 3 [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Control and Coordination
Exercise 2 | Q 53. (a) | Page 144

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