Neuron

Introduction: Neuron

Description of Neuron

Neuron: basic cellular units of nervous tissue; each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites and their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.
Source: CRISP

Neuron: The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Source: MeSH 2007

Neuron: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Neuron:

• Morphologic
• Functional
• Functional disease
• Functional disorder
• Nervous (73 causes)
• System
• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Nerve disease
• Nerve disorder

Terms associated with Neuron:

Terms Similar to Neuron:

• Nerve Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Neural Conduction

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Neuron:

• Dendrites
• Interneurons
• Nerve Fibers
• Neurofibrils
• Neurons, Afferent
• Neurons, Efferent
• Nissl Bodies
• Purkinje Cells
• Lewy Bodies
• Pyramidal Cells
• Neuropil
• Senile Plaques
• Growth Cones
• Nitrergic Neurons
• Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic
• Autonomic Fibers, Preganglionic
• Axons
• Nerve Fibers, Myelinated
• Neurites

Source - MeSH 2007

• amacrine cell
• cerebellar Purkinje cell
• cone cell
• granule cell
• horizontal cell
• interneuron
• Mauthner's neuron
• mossy fiber
• motor neuron
• nerve stem cell
• neuron component
• pyramidal cell
• retinal bipolar neuron
• rod cell

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Neuron

• cell
• nervous system

Source - CRISP

The term Neuron can be used for:

• nerve cell

Source: CRISP

The description of Neuron may also be used for the following terms:

• satellite cell

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Neuron

The following list attempts to classify Neuron into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Neurons

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Neurons

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