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what is nerve cell and what is the function of nerve cell
Asked by pradyumna2008civil | 14 Oct, 2019, 10:35: PM
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Nerve cell or neuron is the basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system. It is a long and branched cell. From the round, pyramidal or spindle-shaped cell body, the dendrites branch out like the top of a tree and the single axon travels out like the trunk.
Function of nerve cell:
It is specialised for the conduction and transmission of messages in the form of nerve impulses from the brain to the other parts of the body.
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