Neurons PSYCHOLOGY Miss Isa Higueras

DIEGO HENAINE , ARTURO YITANI , VERÓNICA GALÁN AND EMILIANO LUNA

NEURON

 Cells within the nervous system, called neurons, communicate with

each other in unique ways. The neuron is the basic working unit of
the brain, a specialized cell designed to transmit information to
other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.
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Definition of neuron.

A neuron is a cell which is part

of the nervous system.
Neurons send messages to
and from the brain.
 Neurons are the specialized cells in the central nervous system.

 Neurons are classified according to structure , shape and function.

 Each type of neuron has a specific role for the proper functioning of
the brain and spinal cord.
 In the brain exists 3 types of neurons unipolar , bipolar
pseudounipolar and multipolar.
Types of neurons.
Unipolar:

 Unipolar neurons have one process that attached to the cell body.

 his short process also attaches to the axon which makes it appear as if the
cell body sits aside the axon.
Bipolar neuron:

 Unipolar neurons, as the name suggests, only have one process emerging
from the cell. Humans do not have true unipolar cells, but instead have
pseudo-unipolar cells.
Pseudounipolar neurons:

 The axons of these pseudounipolar nerve cells produce a peripheral

branch, which innervates skin, muscles, blood vessels and internal organs,
and a central branch projecting to the spinal cord or the trigeminal
sensory nuclei, respectively.
Multipolar neurons:

 A multipolar neuron (is a type of neuron that possesses a single (usually

long) axon and many dendrites, allowing for the integration of a great
deal of information from other neurons.