What is a neuron?
1 Answer
Apr 4, 2018
A nerve cell that transfers information through the body
Explanation:
Three parts of neuron are
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Cell body: contains the nucleus, and most of the organelles.
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Dendrites: highly branched extensions from the cell body that receive signals from other cells.
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Axon: long extension from cell body that transmits signals to other cells.
Neurons come together to form nerves (elongates bundles of neurons), or to form ganglia (balls of neurons)--the brain is a large ganglia.