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Introduction
Functions
1. It plays an important role in irritability and conductivity
2. Regulation of behavior and personality
3. Some are capable of transporting and secreting hormones
Division
1. Somatic portion
Types of Neurons
1. Unipolar neurons
2. Bipolar neurons
3.
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Cytoplasmic Organelles
1. Neurofibril and Microfibril
Nissl bodies
3.
Golgi bodies
The number varies from cell to cell and in different parts of the
cell
7.
Nucleus
Cytoplasmic Inclusions
Ganglia
Refers to the collection of nerve cells outside the gray matter (if not
outside the gray matter the aggregate is called Nucleus)
Composed of nerve cells, nerve fibers and supporting areolar
connective tissue
Each ganglia is covered by a capsule with a single layer of small
flattened cells termed as satellite cells
Classifications of Ganglia
1. Cerebrospinal Ganglia (Cranio-spinal Ganglia)
Nerve Fibers
Applied term to a long axon but includes all nerve cell processes
Contains one or more cellular sheath (glia or myelin = CNS and sheath
of Schwann = PNS)
Myelin Sheath