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You may mean 'are nerves and neurons the same?' They are not the same Nerve : Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body. Neuron: Any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves, consisting of a nucleated cell body with one or more dendrites and a single axon. Also called nerve cell. (American heritage Dictionary)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA neuron is a cell (type) in the brain and spinal cord, while a nerve is a bundle of specialized cellular projections which can be both in the periphery (typical nerve) and in the central nervous system (cranial nerves, 1-12)
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∙ 13y agoYou may mean 'are nerves and neurons the same?'
They are not the same
Nerve : Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
Neuron: Any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves, consisting of a nucleated cell body with one or more dendrites and a single axon. Also called nerve cell.
(American heritage Dictionary)
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What does the body use to send signals through out itself?
Nerves & chemicals (hormones).
What does it mean when your big and middle toe bend at the same time?
It means you have connected nerves. It is not a bad thing. Many people have connected nerves in various places.
The pineal gland and the adrenal medulla functionally related?
The only thing I can think of that causes a relation between the two is that they are both innervated by post-ganglionic sympathetic nerves and interpret the signals received from these nerves into hormonal signals.
Do you have a funny bone in your knee?
First thing you should know is that the so called "funny bone" is not really a bone, it's a nerve. Also, there are nerves all over your body so I'm sure there are a few nerves near your knee.
Is a neurology the study of bones or nerves?
Nerves
What does the body use to send signals through out itself?
Nerves & chemicals (hormones).
Are nerves and feeling things the same thing?
Yes they are really. You feel things because of nerves.
What does it mean when your big and middle toe bend at the same time?
It means you have connected nerves. It is not a bad thing. Many people have connected nerves in various places.
What are two types of brain cells?
The answer is nerons and glia.
What are the specialized connections between nerve cells and regular human cells?
NERONS
What is the same as a sensory nerve?
The peripheral nervous system is the same as the sensory nerves. These are the nerves which are responsible for the various senses.
Why do you dissect the nerves last in a frog?
Other structures covered the nerves and had to be dissected first
What are annoying songs?
Theres this one song my friend told me about, it goes, "I know a song that gets on (everybodys nerves x3), I know a song that gets on everybodys nerves and this is how it goes, I know a song..." And it just keeps going ON and ON saying the same thing.
Can a fracture hurt?
Because there are nerves attached to your bones and when you break them the nerves break.
Do human and sheep brains have the same cranial nerves?
no
Sympathetic nerves exit the CNS through what nerves?
You have sympathetic trunks located by either side of vertebral column. You have thoracolumber out flow for sympathetic system. You do not have nerves for the same.
Is a bulge and herniation the same thing?
No, a bulge and a herniation are not the same thing. A bulge refers to a generalized extension of the intervertebral disc beyond its normal confines, while a herniation involves a more focal or localized displacement of disc material that may compress nearby nerves.
