Neuron Anatomy and physiology, Lecture notes of Neuroanatomy

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MODULE NAME: HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY MODULE CODE : PST 04103 TUITOR NAME: PAUL SAMBA TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT: GROUP ASSIGNMENT (GROUP NO 9) SUBMISSION DATE : 16th^ December, 2019.

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Nervous tissue , also called neural tissue or nerve tissue ,

• (^) is the main tissue component of the nervous system.
• (^) The nervous system regulates and controls bodily functions and activity and consists of two parts: the central nervous system (CNS) comprising the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) comprising the branching peripheral nerves.
• (^) Nervous tissue is distributed throughout the body as an integrated communications network.

• (^) The nervous system is a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.
• (^) The peripheral nervous system ( PNS ) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central nervous system (CNS )

Neuron Is the basic unit of the central nervous system.

• (^) It consist of cell body, dendrites and axon.
• (^) Cell body contain nucleus and various organelles.
• (^) Dendrites also called Afferent Processes, It carry impulse towards the cell body.
• (^) Axon also called Efferent Processes , It carry impulse away from the cell body.