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Types of Neurons

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Unipolar neurons are found only in

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early embryos

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olfactory epithelium

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retina of the eye

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D

spinal cord

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Solution

The correct option is A early embryos
Unipolar neurons are only found in the early embryonic stages. They have a cell body with one axon only and no dendrites.
Olfactory epithelium and retina of the eye is made up of bipolar neurons. Bipolar neurons have a cell body with one axon and one dendrite. Spinal cord is made up of multipolar neurons which have a cell body with one axon and two or more dendrites.

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