MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Dendrites are cytoplasmic structures that extend from the cell body. Dendrites are normally short and branching, but not always, increasing the surface area available to receive messages from other neurons.

Detailed explanation-3: -A synapse is a place where the signal from one cell is accepted by the axon and is transferred by a branch of dendrites. Thus in neurons, the part that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body and towards other cells is the dendrite.