PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The cell body or soma is the location of the nucleus as well as organelles such as smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and other cellular components. The cell body or soma is the location of the nucleus in a nerve cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -soma, in biology, all the living matter of an animal or a plant except the reproductive, or germ, cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The soma, or cell body, is essentially the core of the neuron. The soma’s function is to maintain the cell and to keep the neuron functioning efficiently (Luengo-Sanchez et al., 2015). The soma is enclosed by a membrane that protects it but also allows it to interact with its immediate surroundings.