More examples. 1  They dug deep channels to drain the water from the fields. 2  That's just the sound of the water draining out of the sink. 3  You don't need to drain the rice, you see.  This entire region is drained by the Danube 1  delta. If there isn't a hole in the bottom of the plant pot, the water can't drain  out.
spinal cord neuron. A typical neuron has all the parts that any cell would have, and a few specialized structures that set it apart. The main portion of the cell is called the soma or cell body. It contains the nucleus, which in turn contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes. Neurons have a large number of extensions called dendrites.
Neurons are unique-looking little cells. Like all animal cells, a neuron has a cell body, called a soma, where the DNA-carrying nucleus sits, providing directions for the cell to make various proteins. In a neuron, however, this is just the beginning of the cell structure.