What is the function of dendrites?
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Function of Dendrites. In order for neurons to become active, they must receive action potentials or other stimuli. Dendrites are the structures on the neuron that receive electrical messages. These messages come in two basic forms: excitatory and inhibitory.
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The function of dendrites is to convey information to the cyton or cell body.
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The dendrites are the extensions of the cytoplasm of the neuron cell bodies.
The cell body of the neuron has well defined nucleus and a granular cytoplasm.
The synapse is the junction between terminal branches of another neuron and the dendrites of axon.
The function of the dendrites is that it provides and carries impulses to the cell body or cyton.
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