<P> Neurons exist in a number of different shapes and sizes and can be classified by their morphology and function . The anatomist Camillo Golgi grouped neurons into two types; type I with long axons used to move signals over long distances and type II with short axons, which can often be confused with dendrites . Type I cells can be further divided by where the cell body or soma is located . The basic morphology of type I neurons, represented by spinal motor neurons, consists of a cell body called the soma and a long thin axon covered by the myelin sheath . Around the cell body is a branching dendritic tree that receives signals from other neurons . The end of the axon has branching terminals (axon terminal) that release neurotransmitters into a gap called the synaptic cleft between the terminals and the dendrites of the next neuron . </P> <P> Most neurons can be anatomically characterized as: </P> <Ul> <Li> Unipolar: only 1 process </Li> <Li> Bipolar: 1 axon and 1 dendrite </Li> <Li> Multipolar: 1 axon and 2 or more dendrites <Ul> <Li> Golgi I: neurons with long - projecting axonal processes; examples are pyramidal cells, Purkinje cells, and anterior horn cells . </Li> <Li> Golgi II: neurons whose axonal process projects locally; the best example is the granule cell . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Anaxonic: where the axon cannot be distinguished from the dendrite (s). </Li> <Li> pseudounipolar: 1 process which then serves as both an axon and a dendrite </Li> </Ul> <Li> Unipolar: only 1 process </Li>

Where is the cell body of a neuron located