The NHTSA reports that most accidents occur during rush hour, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. And according to the NHTSA, Saturday is the most dangerous day of the week to drive, primarily because there are more cars â and more drunk drivers â on the road than any other day.
A neuron (/ËnjÊÉrÉn/ NYEWR-on or /ËnÊÉrÉn/ NEWR-on, also known as a neurone or nerve cell) is an electrically excitable cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals. These signals between neurons occur via specialized connections called synapses.
The other cells, neurons, act as the communicators of the nervous system. Neurons receive information, integrate it, and pass it along. They communicate with one another, with cells in the sensory organs, and with muscles and glands. Each neuron has the same structure:1  Each neuron has a soma, or cell body, which is the central area of the neuron.2  It contains the nucleus and other structures common to all cells in the body, such as mitochondria. Axons send information to other neurons, to muscle cells, or to gland cells. 2  What we call nerves are bundles of axons coming from many neurons. 3  Some of these axons have a coating called the myelin sheath. 4  Glial cells produce myelin, which is a fatty substance that protects the nerves.