nerve cell

1. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (synset 105473219)
   is a type of: somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
   subtypes:

   • gangliocyte, ganglion cell - a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system
   • brain cell - a nerve cell in the brain
   • efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron - a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
   • afferent neuron, sensory neuron - a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
   has:

   • axon, axone - long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
   • dendrite - short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
   is a part of: nervous system, systema nervosum - the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
   same as: neuron

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