GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are usually, but not always, short and branching, which increases their surface area to receive signals from other neurons. The number of dendrites on a neuron varies. They are called afferent processes because they transmit impulses to the neuron cell body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dendrites are the branched thread-like extensions of a neuron that carry impulses from nearby neurons to the cell body (cyton). Axons carry impulses away from the cyton.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dendrites are appendages that are designed to receive communications from other cells. They resemble a tree-like structure, forming projections that become stimulated by other neurons and conduct the electrochemical charge to the cell body (or, more rarely, directly to the axons).