Pseudounipolar cells:

A. Have two dendrites
B. Have two somas
C. Are not neurons
D. Are glial cells
E. Have two axon extensions


ANS: E
Rationale: Pseudounipolar cells, a subclass of bipolar cells, appear to have a single projection from the cell body that divides into two axonal roots. Pseudounipolar cells have two axons and no true dendrites.

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