SCIENCE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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what is also known as a nerve cell?
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neuron
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sensory nerves
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dendrites
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toes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(nerv sel) A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called neuron.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic unit of communication in the nervous system is the nerve cell (neuron). Each nerve cell consists of the cell body, which includes the nucleus, a major branching fiber (axon) and numerous smaller branching fibers (dendrites).
Detailed explanation-3: -Motor neurons have the most common type of ‘body plan’ for a nerve cell-they are multipolar, each with one axon and several dendrites.
Detailed explanation-4: -»Cyton is the nucleus of a nerve cell.
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