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Differentiate between neuron and nerve

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1.A neuron is a specialized cell for receiving messages from one part of the body and conducting them to the other parts.Nerve cells when joined end to end form a nerve.
2.Each nerve cell consists of a cell body (cyton), many short fibres (dendrons) which further divide into dendrites and a long fibre (axon).A nerve consists of a cord-like structure with a number of nerve fibres bundled together.

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