Neurons Have Different Shapes and Sizes Depending on Their Roles

question 58

Multiple Choice

Neurons have different shapes and sizes depending on their roles.A bipolar cell in the retina of the eye collects information from a few inputs and transmits it a short distance to one or more closely spaced neurons.What shape would you predict it to have?

• A) A few dendrites and a short axon with one or more terminals
• B) A long axon with many axon terminals
• C) A dense field of dendrites and a single axon
• D) Numerous dendrites and a long axon
• E) Dendrites and a highly branched axon

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Definitions:

Parietal

Relating to the parietal bones of the skull or the parietal lobe of the brain, involved in processing sensory information.

Occipital

Refers to the region at the back of the skull crucial for vision processing.

Temporal

Pertaining to time or denoting the temples of the skull.

Zygomatic

Pertaining to the zygomatic bone, which is a bone in the cheek area of the face that forms part of the orbit of the eye.