PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are short, finger-like projections present at the end of neurons. They receive input in the form of electrical impulses and transfer the received information to the soma of the neuron.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regardless of whether they receive sensory or synaptic input, the dendrites are the antennae of the neurons. The dendritic branching pattern varies to a great extent with the neuronal type, and is an important determinant of the synaptic or sensory input received by a neuron (Stuart et al.

Detailed explanation-3: -A dendrite looks like the branch of a tree and receives messages for the cell. 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.