Neurons

Nervous Tissue:

Nervous tissue consists of nerve cells called neurons.

All neurons receive and conduct impulses from one body part to another.

Thus, irritability and conductivity are the two functional characteristics of the nervous tissue

Irritability is the ability of neurons to detect a stimulus and respond.

Conductivity is the ability of neurons to transmit signals to other neurons to muscles and glands.

Neuron:

The Membrane and cytoplasm can stretch out as much as 3 feet or more in the leg. This allows a single neuron to conduct an impulse over long distances in the body.