NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The branch like structures are called?
A
Dents
B
Branches
C
Dentines
D
Dendrites
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A dendrite (tree branch) is where a neuron receives input from other cells. Dendrites branch as they move towards their tips, just like tree branches do, and they even have leaf-like structures on them called spines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike axons, dendrites have tapering processes such that distal branches have smaller diameters than proximal ones. Furthermore, dendrites and axons contain different types of organelles-such as Golgi outposts, found primarily in dendrites.

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