Classification of Neurons

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Two ways to classify neurons

structure and function

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Structure

can be multipolar, bipolar, or unipolar

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Multipolar

many dendrites

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Bipolar

one dendrite and one axon, special senses

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Unipolar

one process that divides into two branches, all sensory neurons

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Function

afferent or efferent

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Afferent neurons

sensory neurons, transmit impulses to the central nervous system

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Efferent neurons

motor neurons, transmit impulses away from the central nervous system

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Association neurons

also known as interneurons, they connect afferent and efferent neurons and process information within the central nervous system