Question

Define neuron.

Answer 1

Neuron/nerve cell

1. Neuron or nerve cell is the structural and functional unit of nervous system.
2. It has a cell body called cyton.
3. Many small fibres extend from the cell body called as dendrites.
4. There is a single long fibre extending from the cell body called axon.
5. The fibres conduct the messages from one part of the body to the other part.