- https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.html
- http://www.brainfacts.org/~/media/Brainfacts/Article%20Multimedia/About%20Neuroscience/Brain%20Facts%20book.ashx
- http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/10/07/the-amazing-neuron-facts-about-neurons/
Neurons are used to transmit nerve impulses throughout the body. A neuron contains a cell body, dendrites, an axon, axon terminals, and synapses. This type of cell has the same organelles as regular eukaryotic cells. As shown in the diagram above, it has an endoplasmic reticulum, a Golgi apparatus, mitochondrion, and a nucleus. Neurons communicate through electrochemical signaling to send speedy responses to stimuli to the central nervous system so the body can elicit a response. Neurons are classified as nervous tissue. I think that neurons are the most important kind of cell in our body because they make us aware of stimuli and our surroundings. Works Cited Here
Well written blog. A lot of information i learned from this post and feel like a master on the topic of nerve cells now. The picture helps a lot, very illustrative and simple to understand.
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