ALPHABETICAL BRAIN VOCABULARY Flash Card #9 - Details WHAT ARE YOUR "DENDRITES" AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? Your DENDRITES are "neurites" or "terminals" that RECEIVE electrical impulses from other neurons, or your senses, or your internal organs, or your muscles. Typically, many (as many as 10,000 or as few as one) are attached to the CELL BODY of each of your neurons. Go to: REFERENCES Return instantly to #9: DENDRITES or BRAIN FACTS MATRIX