Question

Identify the following diagram and mention its function?

Answer 1

• The given diagram represents a neuron. A neuron is an electrically excitable cell that receives, processes, and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals. These signals between neurons occur via specialized connections called synapses.
• Neurons can connect to each other to form neural pathways, and neural circuits.
• Neurons are the primary components of the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, and of the peripheral nervous system, which comprises the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.