Q: What are the specialized cells within the brain called?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Figure 3.9 (a) A typical human brain weighs about 1.5 kg and occupies a volume of roughly 1.1 L. (b) Information is transmitted in brain tissue and throughout the central nervous system by specialized cells called neurons (micrograph shows cells at 1600× magnification). Specialized cells called neurons transmit information between different parts of the central nervous system by way of electrical and chemical signals. Chemical signaling occurs at the interface between different neurons.

 Choices:

- ions

- electrons

- protons

- neurons


A:
neurons