In animal development: The brain and spinal cord …produce outgrowths called axons and dendrites, by which the cells of the nervous system establish communication with one another to form a functional network. Some of the outgrowths extend beyond the confines of the brain and spinal cord as components of nerves; they establish contact with peripheral organs, which thus… Read More
growth and development
In prenatal development: Peripheral nervous system …short, freely branching projections, the dendrites, and one long, little-branching projection, the axon. Such a neuron is called multipolar. These motor fibres grow out of the neural tube and constitute a ventral root. As early as the fifth week they are joined by sensory fibres of the dorsal root and… Read More
insect nervous system
In insect: Nervous system …muscles, and minor processes, or dendrites, that connect with the neuropile. Association neurons, usually smaller than motor neurons, are linked with other parts of the nervous system by way of the neuropile. Read More
nervous system
In nervous system: Dendrites ) Besides the axon, neurons have other branches called dendrites that are usually shorter than axons and are unmyelinated. Dendrites are thought to form receiving surfaces for synaptic input from other neurons. In many dendrites these surfaces are provided by specialized structures called dendritic spines,… Read More
In human nervous system: Basal ganglia … are medium-size cells with radiating dendrites that are studded with spines. Axons of these cells project beyond the boundaries of the caudate nucleus and putamen. All nerves providing input to the caudate nucleus and the putamen terminate upon the dendritic spines of spiny striatal neurons, and all output is via… Read More
neurons
In neuron …more of these fibres, called dendrites, to the cell body; in higher nervous systems, only one fibre, the axon, carries the impulse away from the cell body. Bundles of fibres from neurons are held together by connective tissue and form nerves. Some nerves in large vertebrates are several feet long.… Read More
organ and tissue transplants
In transplant: Selection of donor and tissue matching Certain macrophagelike tissue cells—called dendritic cells because of their finger-like processes—have a high expression of class II antigens. There has been much interest in trying to remove such cells from an organ graft, so that the rejection reaction will not be initiated. Read More
sense of smell
In nose Fibres, called dendrites, which project from the nerve cells into the nasal cavity, are covered only by a thin layer of moisture. The moisture dissolves microscopic particles that the air has carried into the nose from odour-emitting substances, and the particles dissolved in the fluid stimulate the… Read More
