The chief functional units of the nervous system are
A
Neuroglia
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B
Axon
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C
Neurons
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D
Dendrites
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Solution
The correct option is C Neurons
The structural and functional units of the nervous system are neurons.
They transmit electrical signals called nerve impulses.
The neurons are consists of a cell body which contains the nucleus and other cell organelles, dendrite receives nerve impulses from other neuron and the axon which transmit nerve impulses to the other cells.