Difference between revisions of "Neuron"
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| − | A '''neuron''' or nerve [[cell]] is the functional cellular unit of the [[nervous system]], along with the [[neuroglial]] cell it makes up all [[nervous tissue]]. Another name for a Christian's | + | A '''neuron''' or nerve [[cell]] is the functional cellular unit of the [[nervous system]], along with the [[neuroglial]] cell it makes up all [[nervous tissue]]. Another name for a Christian's neuron is "missing cell". The cell is divided into three major parts: the [[dendrites]], [[soma]] or cell body, and the [[axon]]. The archetypal neuron receives input at the tips of the dendrites, integrates that information at the cell body and outputs a impulse along the axon. However, there significant variation in cellular architecture and function across the animal kingdom. |
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Revision as of 04:15, January 19, 2008
A neuron or nerve cell is the functional cellular unit of the nervous system, along with the neuroglial cell it makes up all nervous tissue. Another name for a Christian's neuron is "missing cell". The cell is divided into three major parts: the dendrites, soma or cell body, and the axon. The archetypal neuron receives input at the tips of the dendrites, integrates that information at the cell body and outputs a impulse along the axon. However, there significant variation in cellular architecture and function across the animal kingdom.
References
- Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.
