What is the difference between a neuron and an ordinary nerve cell like in the muscle?

Question

Would a brain work if it had ordinary nerve cells and no neurons?

Answer 1

Nerve cells and neurons are different names for the same type of cell. The location of the cell might alter its behavior or structure but they are all still neurons. They are obviously largely located in the brain and spinal cord, but there are vast numbers of neurons outside of the central nervous system, including all of the so-called 'ganglia' that control autonomic function for example. Neurons generally speaking have a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. The axon is used to transmit their signal to targets, and their dendrites are used to receive input from the neurons that innervate them.

Answer 2

A neuron is a nerve cell: dendrite + axon
the only nerve cells in muscle are the muscel spindle fibers that are proprioceptive and at the motor end plate that innervates the muscle

Answer 3

i think their position is different, but their nature is the same.