A branched protoplasmic extension of a neuron that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the soma; a single neuron may possess many dendrites. Also called dendron. Reference: B2

The branches that reach out from a neuron's cell body to receive messages from the axon terminals of other neurons.

Dendrites - Tiny, tree- or bush-like inclusions usually composed of manganese or iron oxides; a post-banding inclusion in some agates.

The relatively narrow, branching projections that extend from the cell bodies of neurons. Nerve cells may contain multiple dendrites, which are stimulated by neurotransmitters, receive impulses from the nerve fibers (axons) of other neurons, and convey them toward their nerve cell bodies.

the branchlike structures of the neuron that receive neural impulses. 68

Neural processes extending from the cell body that convey information towards the cell body. Compare axon.

receives and carries the impulse to the cell body.

Dendrites are cytoplasmic processes of neurons that receive signals from other neurons.

the short extensions of the neuron.

the branched section of the neuron that receives impulses from receptors and conducts the impulses toward the cell body and axon.

Part of the brain's neurons; branching fibres that pick up messages.

are the neuronal cell processes that taper from the soma outwards, branch profusely and are responsible for conveying information to the neuron

the branching end of a nerve cell that receives impulses from other nerves.

Tiny tree-like branchings at the electrical impulse-receiving end of a neuron.

Small branching parts of a neuron, which receive chemical messages from other neurons and relay them to the body of the neuron. close window

Short, highly branched fibers that carry signals toward the cell body of a neuron. PICTURE

The part of the neuron which receives electrochemical information from a previous neuron in a chain of relays.

(Greek=tree) thin, branching fibers lined with specialized junctions at which the dendrite receives info from other neurons. Greater the surface area, greater the info.

Protoplasmic prolongations of the nerve cell. Dendrites are characterized by their treelike branching, their decreasing caliber, the tigroid masses with their protoplasm, usually their short length, and their cellulipetal function.

branching fibres attached to the cell body of the neuron, which receive electronic signals transmitted through the axons of other neurons.

Branch-like structures of neurons that form contacts with and detect signals from other neurons.

neurons that carry impulses towards the cell body

Short threadlike extensions of a nerve cell; they act to receive nerve impulses from adjacent nerve cells.

the treelike fibers of a neuron that reach out toward other nerve cells

Thin, branched extensions of a neuron that extend from the cell in branched tendrils to receive information from adjacent neurons; they conduct electrical impulses inward toward the cell body.

n. Small branching patterns on rocks made of iron and manganese oxides that show the passage of fluids through the rock.

Short thread like branches of a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the cell body.

the fine network of branches that extend from the body of a nerve, receiving impulses and carrying them into the center of the cell.

A typically highly branched part of a neuron that receives impulses from receptors or other neurons and conducts them toward the cell body and axon.

fine processes of a neuron, often providing the main receptive area of the cell onto which synaptic contacts are made

the branchlike extension of neurons that receive messages from other neurons.

These neuron branches are the major receptive surface of the neuron, receiving and processing signals from other neurons (brain cells).

Short projections on the neuron that receive signals from other neurons. Neurotransmitters bind to receptors located on the surface of dendrites, causing changes within the nerve cell. See Figure D-2.

Branched extensions of the nerve cell body that receive signals from other nerve cells. Each nerve cell usually has many dendrites.

a branching process that extends from the cell body of a neuron. The dendrites receive impulses that are conducted to the cell body.

the branching structure of a neuron that receives messages.

Extensions of the nerve cell body. They are short and branched and receive stimuli from other NEURONS.