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Multipolar neuron
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Various forms of nerve cells. A. Pyramidal cell. B. Small multipolar cell, in which the axon 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.

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• Pyramidal cell

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Nervous tissue - edit

Neurons (gray matter): soma, axon (axon hillock, axoplasm, axolemma, neurofibril/neurofilament), dendrite (Nissl body, dendritic spine) types (bipolar, pseudounipolar, multipolar, pyramidal, Purkinje, Renshaw, granule) Synapses: neuropil, boutons, 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, 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 closely related Connective tissue: epineurium, perineurium, endoneurium, nerve fascicle, meninges