The cell body of a neuron is called the:

1. A neuron has a body plus extensions. 2. The body has its own short name. 3. Neurons have a soma, or cell body, but they also have extensions of the cell. 4. So the answer is the soma. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_