Nervous (or
neural) tissue is unique to animals; no other organisms have anything like it. Nervous tissue allows the rapid transmission of information from one part of an animal’s body to another. It allows animals to sense changes in their environments, to quickly respond to environmental changes, to coordinate movements, and to store information – that is, to
learn.
Nervous tissue consists of specialized cells called
neurons that can rapidly transmit electrochemical impulses, plus various types of specialized supporting cells that are collectively called
neuroglia. In most animals, neurons and neuroglia are bound together by connective tissue to form organs called
nerves.
Nervous tissue. The large cells are neurons; some of the smaller cells are neuroglial cells.
Nervous (Neural) Tissue
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