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NERVE CELLS are unipolar, bipolar or multi-polar. Unipolar cells are found in the ganglia on the posterior roots of the spinal nerves, and only give off an axon or axis
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but, it is generally believed, are not actually continuous with, neighbouring cells or their processes. It is known that the axons are made up of delicate fibrils, and it is thought by some observers that there is actual continuity between some of these and those of an adjacent neuron, as the combination of a nerve ' cell, its axon and dendrites, is called. The cells ofPurkinje in the cerebellum show a particularly rich
dendrites (see BRAIN, fig. 7). Nerve cells have generally a large clearnucleus. End of Article: NERVE CELLS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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