Neurons in the Skin That are Responsible for Detecting Pain

Question

Neurons in the skin that are responsible for detecting pain are ________.
A) apolar
B) pseudo-unipolar
C) bipolar
D) multipolar

Accepted Answer

Neurons responsible for detecting pain in the skin are pseudo-unipolar. This type of neuron has a single process that divides into two branches: one that extends to the periphery (to detect stimuli like pain) and another that goes into the central nervous system to relay the information.