Changes

** They are highly specialised to process and transmit signals.  

** They are highly specialised to process and transmit signals.  

Structure

Structure:

====Soma====

====Soma====

** Death or damage to the cell body will therefore result in axon compromise or degeneration

** Death or damage to the cell body will therefore result in axon compromise or degeneration

===Function===

Function:

* Neurons are the functional cells of both the CNS and PNS.

* Neurons are the functional cells of both the CNS and PNS.

** They are highly specialised to process and transmit signals.  

** They are highly specialised to process and transmit signals.  

* Neurons in different parts of the nervous system perform different functions.

* Neurons in different parts of the nervous system perform different functions.

** There is therfore variation in the size, shape, structure, metabolism, function shape and electrochemical properties between locations.  

** There is therfore variation in the size, shape, structure, metabolism, function shape and electrochemical properties between locations.

==Astrocytes==

==Astrocytes==