Parts of a neuron
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A neuron (also known as a neurone or nerve cell) is a cell that carries electrical impulses. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system and its most important part is the brain.
Every neuron is made of a cell body (also called a soma), dendrites and an axon. Dendrites and axons are nerve fibres. There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
Neurons are connected to one another and tissues. They do not touch and instead form tiny gaps called synapses. These gaps can be chemical synapses or electrical synapses and pass the signal from one neuron to the next.
To sum up, neurons carry electrical messages from one part of your body to another. These messages contain information about what's happening and help you respond in the right way.
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I like so much the video structer of neuronas but I have a question how many neuronas do we have in our brain?
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Emiia Delgado
Great question to start your personal inquiry! Why don't you find out and share with the class?
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Hello Miss Cony ! I didnt know neurons were mostly in the brain !! I has a question : how many systems do we have ?
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