dendrite

• Prolongamento curto e ramificado de um neurônio que recebe sinais de outros neurônios e conduz impulsos elétricos em direção ao corpo 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.

   Prolongamento neural

   • 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.