What Does Perikaryon Mean
The Cell Body of a Neuron, Containing the Nucleus and Organelles. … the Cell Body of a Neuron or of an Odontoblast. Which Is Called Perikaryon? the Soma (Pl...
The cell body of a neuron, containing the nucleus and organelles. … The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
Which is called Perikaryon?
The soma (pl. somas), perikaryon (pl. perikarya), neurocyton, or cell body is the bulbous, non-process portion of a neuron or other brain cell type, containing the cell nucleus. The word ‘soma’ comes from the Greek ‘σῶμα’, meaning ‘body’.
How do you pronounce Perikaryon?
noun, plural per·i·kar·y·a [per-i-kar-ee-uh].