Lesson 702 of 1524
Structure and Function of the Nervous System: Cells and Anatomy
The basic cellular building blocks of the nervous system are neurons and glia.
Practice this chapterThe basic cellular building blocks of the nervous system are neurons and glia. While sharing all features of eukaryotic cells, including membrane bound organelles and the central dogma, neurons and glia differ in some important ways that allow them to serve the functions of the nervous system.
Glia serve in a number of support roles that are vital for neurons, including signaling. Nervous systems vary across the animal kingdom in design and complexity.
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What does this chapter state?
- 1The basic cellular building blocks of the nervous system are neurons and glia.
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: The basic cellular building blocks of the nervous system are neurons and glia.
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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