​Neurons Are Cells in the Nervous System That Function to Process

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Essay

​Neurons are cells in the nervous system that function to process information.Each neuron consists of three parts.Name and describe each of the three parts.

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Definitions:

Dextro-

Prefix indicating the right-handed (clockwise) configuration of a chiral molecule, often used in stereochemistry.

Levorotatory

Relating to a substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left.

Optical Activity

The ability of a molecule to rotate plane-polarized light, a property used to distinguish between enantiomers in stereochemistry.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed upon one another, similar to left and right hands.