Deciding whether a cell is a neuron or glia - Neuroscience | Zoonk

Deciding whether a cell is a neuron or glia - Neuroscience | Zoonk

Deciding whether a cell is a neuron or glia

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Create a simple side-by-side educational drawing: left, a neuron with a long axon carrying an arrow labeled “message”; right, glial cells clustered around an axon and capillary labeled “support”; keep only these cells and labels, no background.

Start with the cell’s main job

A nervous system cell is usually doing one of two big jobs: sending messages or helping the message-senders work. Neurons are built for communication; glia are built for support, protection, repair, and control of the local environment.