Answer: Receive stimuli and transmit impulses rapidly throughout the body.
- A Receive stimuli and transmit impulses rapidly throughout the body
- B Store energy reserves in the form of fat as frequently documented
- C Provide the major structural framework of internal organs in most reference accounts
- D Generate the body's main mechanical movements directly in general clinical practice
Correct answer: A. Receive stimuli and transmit impulses rapidly throughout the body
Explanation: Nervous tissue is specialized to receive stimuli and rapidly transmit electrical impulses, coordinating responses throughout the body, unlike muscle or connective tissue.
The four basic animal tissue types and their core functions: epithelial (covering/lining), connective (support and transport), muscular (movement), and neural (signal conduction).
Concept context
The four basic animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, neural) and the cockroach as a model organism for organ-system level organisation.