The soma is the cell body of this type of cell, which contains dendrites and an axon.
The function of these units was hypothesized by Ramon y Cajal (cah-HALL), whose rival Golgi divided them into two types based on length. The analog of the tight junction in these units is the hillock, which becomes (*) depolarized to initiate a positive feedback loop. These cells undergo saltation when action potentials propagate across successive Nodes of Ranvier. The soma is the cell body of this type of cell, which contains dendrites and an axon. For 10 points, name this basic unit of the nervous system.
The function of these units was hypothesized by Ramon y Cajal (cah-HALL), whose rival Golgi divided them into two types based on length.
{neurons} [prompt on {nerve cells}]