Lesson Summary. Nervous tissue is composed of three main parts: nerves, the spinal cord and the brain. The primary function of nervous tissue is to receive stimuli and send the impulse to the spinal cord and brain. The brain sends back a response to the muscles via the nerves.ervous tissue is composed of three main parts: nerves, the spinal cord and the brain. The primary function of nervous tissue is to receive stimuli and send the impulse to the spinal cord and brain.
What Does a Low MPV Mean? MPV is the abbreviated form of Mean Platelet Volume. It is a reading which represents the size of the platelets in a blood sample and is determined by a machine. CBC or Complete Blood Profile is the test in which the calculation of this reading is usually included.
packed-cell volume (PCV) hematocrit. plasma volume the total volume of blood plasma, i.e., the extracellular fluid volume of the vascular space; see also blood volume. red cell volume the total volume of red cells in the body; see also blood volume. residual volume (RV) the amount of gas remaining in the lung at the end of a maximal exhalation.