Cell
pyramidal cell
py·ram·i·dal cell [ pi-ram-i-dl sel ]
Subclass of:
Neurons
Definitions related to pyramidal cells:
  • A neuron located in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala that is characterized by a pyramidal-shaped cell body and apical and basal dendritic trees. Pyramidal cells are involved in complex cortical functions.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Large, multipolar, pyramid-shaped, cerebrocortical ganglion cell type which projects axons to other brain areas and the spinal cord.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Projection neurons in the CEREBRAL CORTEX and the HIPPOCAMPUS. Pyramidal cells have a pyramid-shaped soma with the apex and an apical dendrite pointed toward the pial surface and other dendrites and an axon emerging from the base. The axons may have local collaterals but also project outside their cortical region.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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