Question

Neuron is the fundamental unit of __________

a)Brain
b) Nervous system
c) None of the above

Answer 1

your answer is B(nervous system)

Answer 2

Neuron is the fundamental unit of Nervous System.

Explanation:

1. Neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system.
2. Neurons are basically the information messengers as they use signals to transmit the sensory information to the central nervous system. It helps in regulating the organs of the body.
3. Neuron mainly consists of three parts: a cell body, axon and dendrite:

• Cell body or Soma consists of nucleus and cytoplasm and it takes information, maintains the neuron's structure, and provides energy to drive activities.
• Axon is a long, tail-like structure which allows the neurons to transmit chemical and electrical signals to other cells of the body.
• Dendrites are branch-like structures which obtains the information from the other cells and carry that information to the cell body.