dendrite

• Extensión ramificada y corta de una neurona que recibe señales de otras neuronas y transmite impulsos eléctricos hacia el cuerpo celular.

A short, branched extension of a nerve cell that receives signals from other neurons and conducts electrical impulses toward the cell body.

1. Neural extensionC1formalscientific

   A short, branched extension of a nerve cell (neuron) that receives signals from other neurons and conducts electrical impulses toward the cell body.

   Dendrita (prolongación neuronal)

   • Dendrites receive incoming signals from other neurons.
   • The branching structure of dendrites increases the surface area for synaptic connections.
   • Damage to dendrites can impair neural communication.