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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.
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Histology: nervous tissue |
Neurons (gray matter): soma, axon (axon hillock, axoplasm, axolemma, neurofibril/neurofilament), dendrite (Nissl body, dendritic spine)
types (bipolar, pseudounipolar, multipolar, pyramidal, Purkinje, granule)
Afferent nerve/Sensory nerve/Sensory neuron (GSA, GVA, SSA, SVA, Type Ia sensory fiber), Efferent nerve/Motor nerve/Motor neuron (GSE, GVE, SVE) Alpha motor neuron, Gamma motoneurons, Upper motor neuron, Lower motor neuron), Interneuron (Renshaw)
Synapses: neuropil, synaptic vesicle, neuromuscular junction, electrical synapse
Sensory receptors: Free nerve ending, Meissner's corpuscle, Merkel nerve ending, Muscle spindle, Pacinian corpuscle, Ruffini ending, Olfactory receptor neuron, Photoreceptor cell, Hair cell, Taste bud
Glial cells: astrocyte, ependymal cells, microglia, radial glia
Myelination (white matter): Schwann cell, oligodendrocyte, nodes of Ranvier, internode, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, neurolemma
Related connective tissues: epineurium, perineurium, endoneurium, nerve fascicle, meninges
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