MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.
A
Dendrites
B
Neurons
C
Nerves
D
Spinal Cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are tree-like extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. These tiny protrusions receive information from other neurons and transmit electrical stimulation to the soma. Dendrites are also covered with synapses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dendrites extend out from the cell body and receive messages from other nerve cells. An axon is a long single fiber that transmits messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons or to other body tissues, such as muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Neurons communicate with each other by sending chemicals, called neurotransmitters, across a tiny space called a synapse, between the axons and dendrites of nearby neurons. Image. There are three kinds of neurons: Sensory neurons carry information from the sense organs (such as the eyes and ears) to the brain.

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