Question

Write short notes on:

Nerve cell

Answer 1

• 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.