How might you expect an interneuron, a neuron entirely within the central nervous system, specialized to communicate with other neurons, to look different from a motor neuron?
A) it will not look different
B) its dendrites will be longer in order to reach all over the central nervous system
C) it will have a bigger cell body to house the additional cellular machinery needed in the central nervous system
D) it will have many dendrites in order to synapse with many other neurons

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An interneuron specialized to communicate with other neurons would have many dendrites in order to synapse with many other neurons. This enables it to receive and integrate information from multiple sources and then relay that information to other neurons in the central nervous system. Motor neurons, on the other hand, have long axons that allow them to communicate with muscles and glands in the peripheral nervous system, and may not have as many dendrites for receiving and integrating information.

How Might You Expect an Interneuron, a Neuron Entirely Within