Question

Write the special characteristics/features of the Nervous system

Answer 1

Example: Human nervous system

The characteristics of the nervous system are:

1. It is made up of numerous nerve cells.

2. Nerve cells are excitable and respond to external stimuli.

3. Nerve cells show conductivity by transmitting signals from one cell to the other.

4. Transmission of signals is through neurotransmitters.

5. The brain is the major organ.

6. Neurons are of three types, motor neurons, interneurons and sensory neurons.