,Broadly categorized into:
Neurons
Neuroglial cells
, Neurons
• A neuron is the basic structural and
functional unit of the NS.
• Clustered in:
• Columns or layers
• Nuclei
• Dispersed within gray matter
• Regardless of location, all central neurons
share the general features (ganglionic
neurons have some unique features)
3 A.N Malik, Department of Human Anatomy, JKUAT 9/26/2024