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Question
State two characteristics of nerve cells.
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Solution
Characteristics of nerve cells:
(i) It consists of three parts—that is, cyton or cell body, dendron, and axon. All the three parts are further composed of many subparts.
(ii) Nerve cell is involved in transmitting or conducting the impulses (signals) to different parts of the body.
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