EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are thread-like extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons. Typically, as in multipolar neurons, dendrites branch into treelike processes, but in unipolar and bipolar neurons, dendrites resemble axons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Axons pass the nerve impulses on to other cells. A single neuron may have thousands of dendrites, so it can communicate with thousands of other cells but only one axon. The axon is covered with a myelin sheath, a fatty layer that insulates the axon and allows the electrical signal to travel much more quickly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Terminal Buttons and Synapses The terminal buttons are located at the end of the neuron and are responsible for sending the signal on to other neurons. At the end of the terminal button is a gap known as a synapse. Neurotransmitters are used to carry the signal across the synapse to other neurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dendrites are the first part of a neuron which receives an electrical impulse. The axon carries the message from the cell body or cyton of one neuron to the other or to the target cell.