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Most cells are microscopic and can be seen only with microscopes. However, some nerve cells can be in excess of one meter long. The cells are adapted to carry information to and from all parts of the body. See the related link for a brief description of the cells and some diagrams.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agothe length of a typical DNA molecule is roughly 1.6 mm
- Stretched out the length of DNA in a human cell is approximately 3.6 meters
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∙ 14y agoYes some of the nerve cells that leave the spine and run down the leg can reach that length (the sciatic nerves).
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∙ 8y agoSome neurons (nerve cells) can be longer than a meter. The longest muscle is the sartorius but it is only about a half a meter.
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In which organ of the human body are the lymphocytes cell formed?
It is Bone Marrow (long Bone)
What is the greatest human cell in length?
The longest human cell are nerve cells in the human body. Some of them run the length of the spine all the way to the toes and may be as long as 1.5m in length.
What are the cells found in the human body?
In the human body we have lots of cells. Red blood cell's-this has a dip on it to carry oxygen around the body. The cell is blood White blood cell's-helps us when were sick. It fights the germs. Nerve cell's-is long and thin and it looks like an electric shock. It carries out reactions Sperm cell's-are found in male and helps make reproduction egg cell-found in a female and helps to make reproduction
A single neuron cell can be over a meter long due to the length of its?
Axon
What is the cell body of the nerve cell?
An axon is the long extension of a nerve cell body. The dendrites are the short branches.
What is the smallest cell in the female body?
While axons of the neuron are often mere micrometres thick, they can be up to a meter long (and longer in adults). This makes the neuron the longest cell in the body.
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 does a neuron look like?
The parts of a generic neuron are:- soma - cell body axon - upto 1 meter long dendrite - many
Is it true that cells in a human could be as long as 1 meter?
This is very TRUE.The only human cell capable of this feat is the neuron.Neurons range from millimeters to longer than a meter!Biology is awesome.
What is The largest cell in the body is?
While axons of the neuron are often mere micrometres thick, they can be up to a meter long (and longer in adults). This makes the neuron the longest cell in the body.
What things are about a meter long?
If you take all the DNA from a single human cell and stretch it into a single connected line, the DNA polymer will be about 1 meter long (1.02 m to be more accurate).
In which organ of the human body are the lymphocytes cell formed?
It is Bone Marrow (long Bone)
What is the greatest human cell in length?
The longest human cell are nerve cells in the human body. Some of them run the length of the spine all the way to the toes and may be as long as 1.5m in length.
While a human red blood cell is quite small what kind of cell may go up to a meter long?
A nerve cell (particularly those forming the axions in the spine and from the spine to the foot).
What is the shortest cell in human body?
There are a number of contenders for the position of smallest cell in the human body. The head of the sperm is on average 5 to 6 micro meters. The flagellum is up to 50 micrometers long. Also some says Granule Cell of the Cerebellum is the smallest cell of the human body it is approximately 4um to 4.5um in size. The size of the RBC also found as around 5 micrometers. In terms of volume most of the scientists suggest that sperm is the smallest cell.
Why might you think a nerve cell in your leg be a meter long?
Cells come in many sizes. They all aren't the same
What is the smallest cell in the human body?
The smallest cell in the human body is the male sperm. The cell head is about 3 µm by 5 µm and the tail (flagellum) is about 41 µm long (µm = micrometers). Oddly enough, the largest cell in the human body is the female egg (ovum), which is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.
