NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyton or cell body of a neuron possesses cytoplasm and nucleus. It contains many organelles, including granules called Nissl granules, which are composed largely of rough endoplasmic reticulum and free polyribosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -»Cyton is the nucleus of a nerve cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Cell Body (which is sometimes referred to as a soma, perikaryon, or cyton) is the large bulbous part of a neuron, which contains the cell nucleus as well as most of the other organelles in a neuron. Because it has most of the organelles, most of the proteins are synthesized in the cell body.