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What are the parts of a neuron?

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The brain is made up of about 100 billion nerve cells (also called "neurons"). A neuron has 4 basic parts: the dendrites, the cell body (also called the "soma"), the axon and the axon terminal. Dendrites - Extensions from the neuroncell body that take information to the cell body.
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