What Is the Functional Unit of the Nervous System

question 104

Multiple Choice

What is the functional unit of the nervous system?

• A) neurons
• B) the brain
• C) axons
• D) the central nervous system
• E) glial cells

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Definitions:

Z Score

A statistical gauge that measures how a value compares to the average of a set of values by counting the number of standard deviations it falls from the mean.

Standard Score

A score that expresses the number of standard deviations a datum is from the mean of the distribution.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around the mean.

Z Score

A quantifier that assesses a value's deviation from the dataset's mean, represented in the scale of standard deviations.