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The cells in our body go through mitosis, and that's why we grow. However, our nerve cells do not. So when our body grows in size and length, how does our non-growing nerve system reach to the tips of our body?

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The cells in our body go through mitosis, and we pretty much grow. But nerve cells don't go through mitosis, so they always stay the same. So how does our nervous system still reach to the tips of our limbs if our bodies grow and our nerves don't?

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The cells in our body go through mitosis, and that's why we grow. However, our nerve cells do not. So when our body grows in size and length, how does our non-growing nerve system reach to the tips of our body?	1
The cells in our body go through mitosis, and we pretty much grow. But nerve cells don't go through mitosis, so they always stay the same. So how does our nervous system still reach to the tips of our limbs if our bodies grow and our nerves don't?	1