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How many nerve endings are there in the body?

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Dr. John Baker answered

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Nerve endings: Just in the brain alone...There are 10 billion nerve cells with a estimated 60 trillion connections..., each nerve cell has one or more nerve ending, some with many. So considering there are many miles of other nerve cells outside the brain, consider it above the trillions., ..

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Answered 1/30/2021

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