Answered: What do you mean by neurites?

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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What do you mean by neurites?

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Neurons are also referred to as nerve cells. They are the primary units of the nervous system and brain. These cells are accountable for receiving sensory inputs via the external environment, transmit the motor signal to the muscles, and relaying and transforming the signals at each step amid. The process of formation of neurons is referred to as neurogenesis that occurs in every adult. There many different kinds of neurons are present in the brain and nervous systems like motor neurons and sensory neurons.

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