Chita Rivera. Chita Rivera is an iconic dancer, singer and actress known for her Tony Award-winning work in 'The Rink' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.' Over the decades, she's starred in an array of other musicals like 'West Side Story,' 'Sweet Charity' and 'Chicago.'.
(You can roll your mouse over the picture of the brain above to find out more about the parts of the brain.). Neurons. Every part of the brainâand the rest of the nervous system, for that matterâcontain neurons (more than 100 billion of them in all). Neurons are nerve cells with some very special properties.
Salem Press, 1998: 221.It has been estimated that the adult brain has around one hundred billion neurons and an even larger number of glial cells.100 billionThe Science Times Book of the brain. New York: The Lyons Press, 1987: 150.The human brain holds about 100 billion nerve cells.100 billionThe Scientific American Book of the Brain.