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Neurons - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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[[Image:neurondiagram.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Diagram of a neuron. LadyofHats, '''Wikimedia Commons''', 2007]]
[[Image:neurondiagram.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Diagram of a neuron. LadyofHats, '''Wikimedia Commons''', 2007]]
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Nerves allow electrical impulses to propagate along their elongated cell extensions and facilitate the transfer of information throughout the body. Neural tissue is found within the [[Nervous_and_Special_Senses_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Central_Nervous_System_.28CNS.29|central nervous system (CNS)]] and the [[PNS_Structure_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|peripheral nervous system (PNS)]] and the composition and constituent parts of neurones and their surrounding cells differ.
Nerves allow electrical impulses to propagate along their elongated cell extensions and facilitate the transfer of information throughout the body. Neural tissue is found within the [[Nervous_and_Special_Senses_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Central_Nervous_System_.28CNS.29|central nervous system (CNS)]] and the [[PNS_Structure_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|peripheral nervous system (PNS)]] and the composition and constituent parts of neurones and their surrounding cells differ.