AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The nucleus is present in the cyton part of the nerve cell. Cyton is a large part of the fiber of a nerve, or neuron.

Detailed explanation-2: -The region of the neuron containing the nucleus is known as the cell body, soma, or perikaryon (Figure 8.2). The cell body is the metabolic center of the neuron.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cell body. Also known as a soma, the cell body is the core section of the neuron. The cell body contains genetic information, maintains the neuron’s structure, and provides energy to drive activities. Like other cell bodies, a neuron’s soma contains a nucleus and specialized organelles.

Detailed explanation-4: -A typical neuron has all the parts that any cell would have, and a few specialized structures that set it apart. The main portion of the cell is called the soma or cell body. It contains the nucleus, which in turn contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most of the cell bodies of neurons are in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), or in the ganglia (which lie just outside the spinal cord) of the peripheral nervous system.