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What is the function of the nerve cells?
The functions of the nerve cells is to carry messages around our body. To adapt to their job, they are very long and are branched at each end.Nerve cells receive, carry, and pass electrical impulses.Neurons (or nerve cells) are the smallest unit of the nervous system which send signals to the rest of the body to perform what ever function the brain wants it to; such as telling the heart to beat.
What are the parts of the nerves cells?
The head, axon and the nerve endings
What is the parts of the nerves cells?
the longest part of a nerve cell is called the Axon.
What parts that make up the nervous system?
nerve cells called neurons
What are some differences of cells and nutrients?
there are cells for lots of parts of your body like muscle cells, nerve cells, bone cells, brain cells, and lots more
How does dendrites effect us daily?
Dendrites are parts of nerve cells that interact with other nearby nerve cells. This process makes every single part of our bodies work.
How are cells arranged from smallest to biggest?
Sperm cells--->RBCs--->tissue cells---->nerve cells with all their parts--->ovum.The smallest is the sperm cell, next is the red blood cell, next are other tissue cells, next are nerve cells and the largest is the ovum (egg).
What are nerves composed of?
Nerves are composed of nerve cells; the long connecting parts of the nerve cells are called axons. The biochemistry of nerve cells is similar to that of other cells, but they do have an insulating layer, the myelin sheath, which gives them a relatively high concentration of fat.
What are the cells that transmit nerve impulses between parts of the nervous system?
yes
What are the advantages of having very thin and highly branched capillaries for blood flow?
Easy exchange of gases They can reach smaller parts Easy diffusion Easy blood flow Easy exchange of material.....
What is the route of the auditory nerve from you ear to your brain What parts of the brain does the auditory nerve travel?
Eardrum, Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup, Cochlea, Hair Cells, Auditory Nerve.
What part of the body are nerve cells in?
they help us feel by sending and receiving messages to and from our brain.
