Nerve Cell
Of somatic cell and nervous system. May also be referred to as neuron.
A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.
This concept's ID is @1~29835
Nerve Fiber
- axon
Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.
- dendrite
Short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron.
Also contains
- brain cell
A nerve cell in the brain.
- motor neuron
A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord.
- sensory neuron
A neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord.
- ganglion cell
A nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion...