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Neurons (or nerve cells) come in three structural types, depending on how many fibres they have: Multipolar neurons have many fibres attached to the cell body. One fibre, the axon, is longer than the others and carries the electrical impulses away from the cell body. The other fibres, called dendrites, are shorter and carry impulses to the cell body. Bipolar neurons have two fibres attached to the cell body, one denfrite and one axon. Unipolar neurons have a single fibre attached to the cell body which then branches into two. For a diagram see: http://webanatomy.net/anatomy/neuron_types.jpg

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