Nervous tissue

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Features:

- consists of nerve cells (neurons) and glial cells (neuroglia)

- conducts nerve impulses

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Neurons

- they are responsible for the main function of the nerve tissue - conduction of nerve impluses

- they perceive stimuli from the external and internal environment

- they transfer information to various organs, which allows them to control and coordinate their work

structure of a neuron

- cell body containing a cell nucleus - dendrites - numerous, short, branching appendages - axon - a single, long and branched appendage, surrounded by a myelin sheath, which shortens the conduction time of nerve impulses

The nerve impulse conducted by a nerve cell usually runs from the dendrites to the axon

Neuroglia

Support the growth and functioning of neurons: - provide neurons with nutrients - they form myelin sheaths around the axons