Which of the following is the largest cell in human body?

Sensory nerve cell

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Purkinje nerve cell

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Kupffer liver cell

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Astrocyte brain cell

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Solution

The correct option is B Purkinje nerve cell
Multicellular eukaryotes have a cell size in the range of 5 to 100 $μ$ m. In human body, nerve cells are the longest or largest cells of the human body, reaching 90 cms in length.
Purkinje neurons found in cerebellum are the largest neurons in the human brain.
So, the correct answer is 'Purkinje nerve cell'

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