GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS

NEUROGLIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Unipolar neurons are always ____ neurons.
A
Sensory
B
Reflex
C
Visual
D
Only in the CNS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unipolar cells are exclusively sensory neurons and have two unique characteristics. First, their dendrites are receiving sensory information, sometimes directly from the stimulus itself. Secondly, the cell bodies of unipolar neurons are always found in ganglia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons are cells of the nervous system that can transmit electrical impulses to facilitate communications between the brain and the rest of the body. There are three main types of neurons: sensory neurons, relay neurons, and motor neurons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory neurons are unipolar, and almost all of their cell bodies are in the peripheral sensory ganglia. Processes of sensory neurons are afferent fibers, and extend between sensory receptors and the CNS. Information travels from sensory receptors to the brain or spinal cord.

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