NERVE CELL

A NERVE CELL IS THE BASIC UNIT OF COMMUNICATION IN THE NERVOUS

SYSTEM IS THE NERVE CELL (NEURON). EACH NERVE CELL CONSISTS OF THE
CELL BODY, A MAJOR BRANCHING FIBER (AXON) AND NUMEROUS SMALLER
BRANCHING FIBERS (DENDRITES).

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 STURCTURE OF NERVE
CELL
A NERVE CELL (NEURON) CONSISTS OF A LARGE CELL BODY AND NERVE FIBERS—
ONE ELONGATED EXTENSION (AXON) FOR SENDING IMPULSES AND USUALLY
MANY BRANCHES (DENDRITES) FOR RECEIVING IMPULSES. THE IMPULSES FROM
THE AXON CROSS A SYNAPSE (THE JUNCTION BETWEEN TWO NERVE CELLS) TO
THE DENDRITE OF ANOTHER CELL.
 FUNCTION’S OF THE NERVE
CELL
NERVE CELLS (NEURONES) ARE 'EXCITABLE' CELLS WHICH CAN TRANSDUCE A
VARIETY OF STIMULI INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, CONTINUOUSLY SENDING
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (IN THE
FORM OF SEQUENCES OF ACTION POTENTIALS) TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM (CNS).
 PLACEMENT OF THE NERVE
CELL
• NERVOUS TISSUE IS FOUND IN THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, AND NERVES. IT
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND CONTROLLING MANY BODY
ACTIVITIES.

SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL BRAIN NERVE CELL