Usha Menon: There will be some additional cost for running ROCA, which I believe will soon be commercially available, we need to wait till later this year to make a decision about screening for ovarian cancer â we will then have the final results of whether by picking up the cancers early we were able to save lives of women in UKCTOCS.
Neurons are specialized cells that transmit chemical and electrical signals to facilitate communication between the brain and the body. Detail the structures and functions of each type of neuron. Neurons are specialized cells that transmit chemical and electrical signals in the brain; they are the basic building blocks of the central nervous system.
The brain sends messages through the spinal cord and nerves of the peripheral nervous system to control the movement of the muscles and the function of internal organs. The basic working unit of the nervous system is a cell called a neuron.The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons. The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. 2  The peripheral nervous system is made up of the nerve fibers that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body, including the neck and arms, torso, legs, skeletal muscles and internal organs.