ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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The different processes that extend from a cell body used to structurally classify neurons.

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Neurons also called a nerve cell, are the basic functional unit of the nervous system and are the specialized cells of the nervous system that makes a complex network for the transmission of messages. They also carry the electric impulse. A neuron comprises the cell body, nerve fibers, dendrites, and an axon in its structure.

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