Soma Anatomy

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Soma anatomy. The axial part of the body that is head neck trunk and tail excluding the limbs. In general most proteins are produced from mrnas that do not travel far from the cell nucleus. Including the head neck trunk and tail 2 neurobiology cell body 3 alternative name for human body.

Cytology the bulbous part of a neuron containing the cell nucleus. Soma biology the nucleus is the source of most of the rna that is produced in neurons. Cylindrical relatively unbranched for most of its length branches of axon branch extensively on distal end specialized for rapid conduction of nerve signals to points remote to the soma.

This creates a challenge for supplying new proteins to axon endings that can be a meter or more away from the soma. Originates from mound on one side of the soma called the axon hillock. Soma plural somas or somata anatomy the whole axial portion of an animal including the head neck trunk and tail.

1 anatomy the axial portion of an animal body ie. Only one axon per neuron. From new latin from ancient greek σῶμα sôma body.

All of an organism with the exception of the germ cells.

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