Question
Identify the cell type marked in the cerebellum?
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Basket cells
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Granule cells
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Golgi cells
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| D. |
Purkinje cells
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � D
Explanation
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Ans: D. Purkinje cells
Explanation:
- The Purkinje cells present the most striking histological feature of the cerebellum.
- Elaborate dendrites extend into the molecular layer from a single subjacent layer of these giant nerve cell bodies (called the Purkinje layer).
- Once in the molecular layer, the Purkinje cell dendrites branch extensively in a plane at right angles to the trajectory of the parallel fibers.
- In this way, each Purkinje cell is in a position to receive input from a large number of parallel fibers, and each parallel fiber can contact a very large number of Purkinje cells (on the order of tens of thousands).
Ref: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10865/
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