What is the difference between the nervous tissue and the nervous system?
Nervous tissue: It is a tissue made up of a number of nerve cells. It works to perform a particular function. Its function is to transmit messages to a particular part of a body at a particular time.
Nervous system: It is a group of nervous tissue that manages a number of nervous tissues. It has a definite function which is to manage the tissues that transmit messages to the whole body.
Nervous tissue | Nervous system |
1. It is a tissue made up of a number of nerve cells. It works to perform a particular function | 1. It is a group of nervous tissue that manages a number of nervous tissues |
2. Its function is to transmit messages to a particular part of a body at a particular time. | 2. It has a definite function which is to manage the tissues that transmit messages to the whole body. |