MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Each nerve cell consists of the cell body, which includes the nucleus, a major branching fiber (axon) and numerous smaller branching fibers (dendrites). The myelin sheath is fatty material that covers, insulates and protects nerves of the brain and spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cell body is the compact section of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is also known as the soma or the perikaryon.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is also called the soma. Cytoplasm, cell organelles, nucleus, and Nissl’s granules are all found in the cell body. The dendrites, which carry information to the neuron, and the axon, which conveys information to other neurons, are connected to the cell body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most neurons have a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. The cell body contains the nucleus and cytoplasm. The axon extends from the cell body and often gives rise to many smaller branches before ending at nerve terminals. Dendrites extend from the neuron cell body and receive messages from other neurons.