The soma is part of the neuron that: forms branching connections at each axon carries neural impulses from the dendrites to the axon houses the nucleas and mitochondria collects information from postsynaptic neurons releases neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap
The cell body, also called the soma, is the spherical part of the neuron that contains the nucleus. The cell body connects to the dendrites, which bring information to the neuron, and the axon, which sends information to other neurons.
