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Standard X
Biology
Spinal Nerves
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Name the cells that carry messages throughout the nervous system.
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Nervous system:
The nervous system comprises the brain, the spinal cord, and nerve cells.
It consists of specialized cells called neurons that serve as the nervous system's structural-functional unit.
The neurons or nerve cells carry messages throughout the nervous system through electrochemical impulses
These are the longest cells present in the human body.
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