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.
thing we are and everything we do. soma The cell body of a neuron that. contains the nucleus of the cell and car-. ries out the cellâs metabolic functions. axon The tubelike part of a neuron. which carries messages away from the. cell body toward other neurons.