Examine the picture to answer the following questions and identify the labeled structures. A:________B:________C:________D:________E:Is the neuron pictured a sensory, association or motor neuron? What is its function?F:Is the neuron multipolar or unipolar? Explain your answer.

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A: axon
B: cell body
C: myelin sheath or Schwann cell
D: sensory receptor
E: This is a sensory neuron. Sensory neurons take nerve impulses from sensory receptors to the CNS.
F: This unipolar neuron's process that extends from the cell body divides into a branch that extends to the periphery and another that extends to the CNS.

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