PHYSIOLOGY
SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY
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Neuron
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Astrocyte
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Schwann Cell
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Ependymal Cell
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Detailed explanation-1: -Neurons are specialized cells, found in the nervous system, which transmit information. Neurons contain a dendrite, a soma, and an axon. Some axons are covered with a fatty substance known as the myelin sheath, which surrounds the axon, acting as an insulator and allowing faster transmission of the electrical signal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic unit of the nervous system is a nerve cell, or neuron. The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons.
Detailed explanation-3: -An axon is a long single fiber that transmits messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons or to other body tissues, such as muscles.
Detailed explanation-4: -The actual nerve cell is the neuron. It is the “conducting” cell that transmits impulses and the structural unit of the nervous system. The other type of cell is neuroglia, or glial, cell.