LaunchPad for Biology: How Life Works (Six-Months Online)
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Author: Morris, JAMES
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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A neuron or nerve cell is a cell that carries electrical impulses or information to other nerve cells, gland cells or muscles. Neurons are considered as the basic units of the nervous system. Each neuron is composed of a soma (a cell body), dendrites, and an axon. Axon and dendrites are known as nerve fibers.
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