Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Nervous Tissue - Figure 12.4 - Page 405: 1

Answer

Most unipolar neurons are to be found in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). However, most of the neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) are multipolar neurons.

Work Step by Step

Multipolar neurons have many dendrites and one axon, and they are located mainly in the brain and spinal cord Bipolar neurons have one main dendrite and one axon. They may be found in the retina of the eye and the inner ear. In unipolar neurons, the dendrite and the axon have fused to form a single process that emerges from the cell body. These neurons are sometime called pseudo-unipolar neurons because they begin embryologically as bipolar neurons; later in development axon and dendrite fuse. Unipolar neurons are found in dorsal root ganglia.
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