All nerve cells have a body and two kinds of fibers extending away from the body. Fibers called dendrites transmit electrical impulses to the cell body, and axon fibers collect the impulses from the body and transmit them toward the next cell in the given neural pathway. The BBC reveals that both types of fibers reach a maximum length of one meter. read more
A neuron or nerve cell is one of the most basic components of the body for transmitting ‘instructions’ within the human body. While all cells contain information (for example the DNA or blueprint for an entire organism is contained within all cells), the nerve cells are the most direct way for the body to signal information. read more