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The nerve cell is also called a neuron. It is the main structural and functional unit of the nervous system. They are specialized to receive signals from the body and transfer that signal to other parts of the body. A neuron is made up of soma cells (cell bodies), dendrites, and axons.

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Biology
2nd Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781947172517

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