MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

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 short, branched hair-like extensions of a neuron.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dendrites: Dendrites are short, branched processes that extend from the cell body. Dendrites function to receive information, and do so through numerous receptors located in their membranes that bind to chemicals, called neurotransmitters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dendrites extend from the neuron cell body and receive messages from other neurons. Synapses are the contact points where one neuron communicates with another. The dendrites are covered with synapses formed by the ends of axons from other neurons.