Biology
Basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system is :
- Nerve
- Neuron
- Axon
- Nephron
Answer
Neuron
Reason — The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the neuron.
A nerve is a bundle of many nerve fibers (axons of neurons). It is a structure made up of neurons, not the basic unit itself. An axon is only a part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body. A nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, not the nervous system.
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