What is the cell body of a neuron called?

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What is the cell body of a neuron called?

The cell body of a neuron is called the soma. The soma houses the nucleus and most of the cell’s organelles, and it’s where incoming signals from dendrites are integrated to determine whether the neuron will fire an action potential. The other parts have different roles: the axon is the long projection that carries signals away from the soma, dendrites receive signals from other neurons, and a synapse is the junction where neurotransmitters are released to pass signals to the next cell.

The cell body of a neuron is called the soma. The soma houses the nucleus and most of the cell’s organelles, and it’s where incoming signals from dendrites are integrated to determine whether the neuron will fire an action potential. The other parts have different roles: the axon is the long projection that carries signals away from the soma, dendrites receive signals from other neurons, and a synapse is the junction where neurotransmitters are released to pass signals to the next cell.

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