What does neural tissue do?

• A. Specialized in transmitting electrical impulses
• B. Regulates body temperature
• C. Stores minerals
• D. Facilitates digestion

Answer: (A)

Neural tissue is specialized for rapid communication through electrical signals. Its primary unit, the neuron, is excitable and can generate action potentials that travel along axons and jump across synapses to other neurons or to muscles and glands. This electrical signaling lets the nervous system sense the environment, coordinate movements, and regulate many body processes in real time. So transmitting electrical impulses is the core function of neural tissue.

The other ideas involve functions of different systems or broader regulatory roles. Regulating body temperature is a control task the nervous system helps with, but the tissue’s defining feature is its electrical signaling. Storing minerals happens in bone tissue, and digestion is carried out by the digestive system, with neural inputs providing regulation rather than being the tissue’s main activity.