Anatomical Diversity of Neurons

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a. Purkinge cell (human).b.Pyramidal cell (rabbit). c. Motoneuron (cat).
d. Horizontal cell (cat) e. Horizontal cell (cat).f. Premotor interneuron (locust).


g. Visual amacrine cell (mechanosensory interneuron- crayfish). h. Multipolar neuron (fly) i. Visual monopolar neuron (fly). j. Premotor interneuron (crayfish)..


k. Visual interneuron (locust).

Unipolar neuron: Neurons with a unique axon with a terminal connected to a receptor and other making synapse in the neuro-axis (i.e., dorsal root ganglion).