Nervous Tissue

Location: the nervous system.

Function: the basic function of nervous tissue is to send and receive nerve impulses to and from neurons, muscle fibers, glands, and other internal and external organs.

Two Cell Types:

1. Neurons-consist of a cell body, axon, and dendrites.
2. Neuroglia-cells that nourish and protect neurons. These cells also remove cellular debris when neurons die.

Photo	Schematic

*Note- the photo and schematic for this page were taken from Delta College Biology Professor Mark Robertson's histology website. http://www.delta.edu/mgrobert/Histology.html