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MSH: The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.,CSP: basic cellular units of nervous tissue; each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites and their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.,NCI: A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current.,FMA: Somatic cell which is dervied from the neuro-ectoderm or the neural crest.,FMA: Neural cell which has as its direct parts a cell body (soma) and one or more neurites; the neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. Examples: unipolar neuron, bipolar neuron, neuron of retina.,NCI: Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating p
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