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name the structural and functional unit of the nervous system.

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The structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the neuron.
The functions of the neuron are:
i] to receive and send messages in the form of electric impulse (inside the neuron) and chemical signal (At synapse).
ii] Reflex action- spontaneous, involuntary and automatic response to a stimulus to protect us from harmful situations.

b] A nerve cell (Neuron)
i] Dendrite
ii] Axon
Part of the neuron that has prominent nucleus - Cell body
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