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{{short description|Small projection on a neuron that receives signals}} {{Redirect|Dendritic branch|the dendritic cell of the immune system|Dendritic cell}} {{About|neuronal dendrites in biology}} [[File:Anatomy of neuron.png|thumb|500px|The neuron contains dendrites that receives information, a cell body called the soma, and an axon that sends information. Schwann cells make activity move faster down the axon. Synapses allow neurons to activate other neurons. The dendrites receive a signal, the axon hillock funnels the signal to the initial segment and the initial segment triggers the activity (action potential) that is sent along the axon towards the synapse. Please see [https://www.learnbio.org/neuron.html learnbio.org] for interactive version.]] A '''dendrite''' (from [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] δένδρον ''déndron'', "tree") or '''dendron''' is a branched [[cytoplasmic process]] that extends from a [[nerve cell]] that propagates the [[neurotransmission|electrochemical stimulation]] received from other neural cells to the cell body, or [[soma (biology)|soma]], of the neuron from which the dendrites project. Electrical stimulation is transmitted onto dendrites by upstream neurons (usually via their [[axon]]s) via [[synapse]]s which are located at various points throughout the dendritic tree. Dendrites play a critical role in integrating these synaptic inputs and in determining the extent to which [[action potential]]s are produced by the neuron.<ref name="urbanska" />
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