Question

Nerve cells have the same three fundamental physiological properties as muscle cells do: excitability, conductivity, and secretion. T/F.

Answer 1

False (F)

Step-by-step explanation:

Muscle cells and nerve cells differ physiologically from one another. Excitability, conductivity, and secretion are characteristics of nerve cells while excitability, contractility, and secretion are characteristics of muscle cells. Excitability is a cell's capacity to react to stimuli, conductivity is a cell's capacity to transfer electrical signals, and secretion is a cell's capacity to discharge chemical messages. Muscle and nerve cells both exhibit excitability and secretion, but only nerve cells can carry electrical impulses.