The way that they communicate with each other is by physically touching each other, and the way that they connect across distances is by having these process that extend from one place to another.

它们通过物理接触,来交换信息,神经之所以能跨距离传递信息,就是靠细胞间互相延伸的突起

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Then around this cell body there's an elaborate set of processes which extend out from the cell body and they go in various directions.

环绕在细胞周围的是,是从细胞体延伸出的一束束精细的突起,它们向各个方向延伸

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