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Automated Brain Tutorial 24
YOUR AMAZING NEURONS

YOUR TYPICAL NEURON

 YOUR TYPICAL NEURON
  1. Cell body
  2. Axon hillock
  3. Axon
  4. Myelin sheath
  5. Presynaptic terminal fiber
  6. Synaptic knobs
  7. Nodes of Ravier
  8. Cell nucleus
  9. Dendrites
  10. Mitochondria
  11. Nissl bodies
    The basic unit of your nervous system is a specialized nerve cell called a "neuron."

    You have more than 12 billion neurons! They regulate your internal body functions and coordinate your responses to everything inside and outside your body.

    Like all other cells in your body, a neuron has a "cell body" and other characteristics essential for the maintenance of its life. However, it does not reproduce itself like your other cells.

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