Write about Nervous Tissue.
with diagram
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Explanation:
Nervous tissue is one of four major classes of tissues. It is specialized tissue found in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. It consists of neurons and supporting cells called neuroglia. The nervous system is responsible for the control of the body and the communication among its parts.
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What is a Nervous Tissue?
➪ Nervous or the nerve tissue is the main tissue of our nervous system. It monitors and regulates the functions of the body. Nervous tissue consists of two cells: nerve cells or neurons and glial cells, which helps transmit nerve impulses and also provides nutrients to neurons. Brain, Spinal Cord, and nerves are composed of nervous tissue, they are specialized for being stimulated to transmit stimulus from one to another part of the body rapidly.
Characteristics Of Nervous Tissue
- Nervous tissue makes up for the CNS and PNS of the nervous system
- Contains two distinct cells – neurons and glial cells
- It consists of the dendrites, cell body, axon and nerve endings.
- Neurons secrete chemical neurotransmitters which are responsible for stimulating other neurons as a result of a stimuli
- Presence of specialization at axonal terminals called synapsis
- Nerve cells live long, cannot be divided and replaced(except memory cells)
Function Of Nervous Tissue
- Neurons generate and carry out nerve impulses. They produce electrical signals that are transmitted across distances, they do so by secreting chemical neurotransmitters.
- Responds to stimuli
- Carries out communication and integration
- Provides electrical insulations to nerve cells and removes debris
- Carries messages from other neurons to the cell body
