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What is a cell body?


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Neuron:

  1. The neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system.
  2. Neurons are capable of detecting, receiving, and transmitting a variety of inputs.
  3. The three major parts of this microscopic structure are the cell body, dendrites, and axons.

Cell body:

  1. It is also called the soma.
  2. Cytoplasm, cell organelles, nucleus, and Nissl's granules are all found in the cell body.
  3. The dendrites, which carry information to the neuron, and the axon, which conveys information to other neurons, are connected to the cell body.

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