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Standard VI
Biology
Body Movements
Name the stru...
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Name the structural and functional unit of nervous system.
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Answer: The structural and functional unit of the nervous system is called a neuron or a nerve cell.
It consists of three parts, cell body, dendrites (short processes) and axon (long process).
It passes the information to and from the brain and spinal cord in the form of electrical impulses.
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