Types of Neurons
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Multipolar
Located: CNS & Efferent PNS
The most common type. Make up 99% of all types.
Three or more processes extend from the cell body
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Bipolar
Located: CNS - specialized sensory neuron for senses (smell, sight, and hearing).
Relatively rare
Two extensions; one axon & one dendrite
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Pseudounipolar
Located: CNS & Afferent PNS
Fairly common. Only occurs as a sensory neuron
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Unipolar
Located: Afferent PNS
Common in invertebrates but rare in vertebrates.
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