GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites. Dendrites and axons are cytoplasmic extensions, or processes, that project from the cell body. They are sometimes referred to as fibers. Dendrites are usually, but not always, short and branching, which increases their surface area to receive signals from other neurons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spreading out from the cell body are short, branched extensions called dendrites. Dendrites receive impulses from other neurons and carry impulses to the cell body. The long fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body is the axon. An axon ends in a series of small swellings called axon terminals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dendrites are branched structures that extend away from the cell body and carry signals toward the soma. Aside from the nucleus and other organelles, neurons contain unique structures for receiving and sending the electrical signals making neural communication possible.