Question

Describe the structure of a multipolar neuron.

Answer 1

A multipolar neuron (or multipolar neurone) is a type of neuron that possesses a single axon and many dendrites (and dendritic branches), allowing for the integration of a great deal of information from other neurons. These processes are projections from the nerve cell body. Multipolar neurons constitute the majority of neurons in the central nervous system. They include motor neurons and interneurons and are found mostly in the cortex of the brain, the spinal cord, and also in the autonomic ganglia.

Multipolar neuron

Anatomy of multipolar neuron

Answer 2

A type of neuron having a single axon and many dendritic fibers and branches allowing the integration of large information from many other neurons. Dendritic branches are like antennas receiving information from other neurons and transmitting that information to the cell body. Each dendrite connecting to cell body or soma has many different “branches” and this structural look is the dendritic tree.