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billions. The exact number cannot be known. We can estimate that because the nervous system makes up about 5% of the human body, and the human body contains anywhere from 10 - 100 trillion cells, that about 0.5 - 5 trillion are nerve cells.

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How can you use nerve cells in a sentence?

Nerve cells, also known as neurons, are the basic building blocks of the nervous system and are responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body. These cells play a crucial role in processing and transmitting information, allowing us to feel sensations, move our muscles, and control our behavior.


What is a group of nerve cells called?

A group of nerve cells is called a "neuron" or "nerve cell cluster". These cells are fundamental units of the nervous system and work together to transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body.


Is the nerve cell largest in the human body?

the nerve cell is often thought to be the largest cell in the human body however, contrary to beleif, it isn't. In fact it is the ovum that is the largest single cell. By definitinon the nerve cell running from the lower legg upwards should be, however it has gaps in, synapses, which conclusively have been described to not form one cell, but many cells. this question has been raised in many debates, and the egg cell, (ovum), has won the biggest cell award 2008, and will do for the next 3000 years it is thought, until the neve cell may finnaly triumph.


What type of cell is the longest in the human body?

The longest cells are neurons (nerve cells) with a length of 90cm-100cm linking the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to other parts of the body.


What are the different cells in the body?

There are many different types of cells in the body, including red blood cells, white blood cells, skin cells, muscle cells, nerve cells (neurons), and many more. Each type of cell has a unique structure and function that contributes to the overall functioning of different organs and systems in the body.

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What do nerve cells bring to the human body?

nerve cells brings oxgygen to the body


Where ih the body are nerve cells found?

Maybe the question is not specific enough...Many kinds of nerve cells are found all over the body. The spine, the skin, the brain etc.


How many nerve cells are there in human body?

7 or Trillions i can never remember


The longest cell in human body?

The Longest cell in the human body is the nerve cell.


How do nerve cells differ from other body cells?

Nerve Cells are capable of transmitting [relaying] bio-information.


What do the nerve cells do in the body?

they will collaped


Where are the nerve cells in your body?

All over your body.


Where in the body are nerve cells found?

75 trillon cells


How many types of glial cells are found in the nervous system?

There is more than 1 million nerve cells in your body.


What cells receive and deliver messages throughout the body?

nerve cells


Which type of nerve cells only carry impulses toward the body of the cell?

Sensory neurons are the type of nerve cells that carry impulses only towards the body of the cell. They transmit sensory information from receptors in the body to the central nervous system for processing.


What do motor nerve cells do?

Nerve cells are part of the nervous system in your body. The main role of a nerve cell is to pass information through the cells to other cells in your body to perform a function. For example, a nerve cell may transmit an electrical signal from one nerve to another in your body, and send it to the brain.