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toc = = = __Definition:__ = The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and carries out the metabolic functions of the neuron. Gen Psych, Chapter 2, pp. 38

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= __Analogies:__ = The cell body (soma) is the factory of the neuron. It produces all the proteins for the dendrites, axons and synaptic terminals and contains specialized organelles such as the mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, secretory granules, ribosomes and polysomes to provide energy and make the parts, as well as a production line to assemble the parts into completed products.

= __Mnemonics:__ = (the cell body would be the boss who gives the orders, the ribosomes are the messengers, etc).

=__In the News:__= This article touches on new advances that are making it possible to grow more complex body parts than before. [|Complex Body Parts]

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