alleryThe structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the:
ANeuron
BNephron
CSynapse
DDendrite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Neuron
1. The NEURON (nerve cell) is the basic unit.
2. Parts: dendrites (receive), cell body / soma, axon (sends signal).
3. Synapse is the JUNCTION between two neurons, not the unit.
_Source: syllabus Science Ch 6 §6.1 Nervous System_
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