Multipolar neuron
Various forms of nerve cells. A. Pyramidal cell. B. Small multipolar cell, in which the dendrites quickly divides into numerous branches. C. Small fusiform cell. D and E. Ganglion cells
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A multipolar neuron is a type of neuron that possesses a single (usually long) axon and many dendrites, allowing for the integration of a great deal of information from other neurons. These dendritic branches can also emerge from the nerve cell body. Multipolar neurons constitute the majority of neurons in the brain and include motor neurones and interneurones.

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• Pyramidal cell

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v • d • e Histology: nervous tissue (TA A14.2.00, GA 9.849) Neurons (grey matter) Parts soma axon (axon hillock, axon terminals, axoplasm, axolemma, neurofibril/neurofilament) dendrite (Nissl body, dendritic spine, apical dendrite, basal dendrite) Types bipolar · pseudounipolar · multipolar · pyramidal · Purkinje · granule Afferent nerve fiber/ Sensory nerve GSA · GVA · SSA · SVA fibers (Ia, Ib or Golgi, II or Aβ, III or Aδ or fast pain, IV or C or slow pain) Efferent nerve fiber/ Motor nerve GSE · GVE · SVE Upper motor neuron · Lower motor neuron (α motorneuron, γ motorneuron) Termination Synapses neuropil · synaptic vesicle Interneuron (Renshaw) · neuromuscular junction · electrical synapse Sensory receptors Meissner's corpuscle · Merkel nerve ending · Pacinian corpuscle · Ruffini ending · Muscle spindle · Free nerve ending · Olfactory receptor neuron · Photoreceptor cell · Hair cell · Taste bud Support Glial cells Astrocyte (Radial glia) · Oligodendrocyte · Ependymal cells (Tanycytes) · Microglia Myelination (white matter) CNS: Oligodendrocyte PNS: Schwann cell · Neurolemma · Nodes of Ranvier/Internode · Schmidt-Lanterman incisures Related connective tissues epineurium · perineurium · endoneurium · nerve fascicle · meninges Other Posterior (Root, Ganglion, Ramus) · Anterior (Root, Ramus) · rami communicantes (Gray, White) · Preganglionic fibers · Postganglionic fibers · Lemniscus · Funiculus · Fasciculus · Decussation · Commissure Projection fibers · Association fiber · Commissural fiber peripheral nervous system navs: anat/histo/physio/dev, noncongen PNS somatic/autonomic/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc