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Write short notes on:Nerve cell
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Write short notes on:Nerve cell
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Nerve cells also called as neurons are special types of cells which conduct impulses from one place to another in the body.
Neurons are the structural and functional units of the nervous system.
Nerve cells, the largest cell in the human body, may measure upto a few metres in length.
Nerve cells have the ability to generate and conduct electrochemical impulse.
The cells that support the nerve cells and help in their functioning are called neuroglia. Nerve cells and neuroglial cells together form nerves.
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