ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY DETAILS about DENDRITES Brain Flash Card #3 WHAT ARE YOUR DENDRITES AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? What is the purpose and function of your DENDRITES? Your dendrites are terminals (or neurites) that receive biochemical signals (electro-chemical impulses) from your other neurons, senses, internal organs, glands, or muscles. Typically, as many as 10,000-15,000 dendrites are attached to the cell body of each of your 100 billion neurons but there can be as few as one dendrite attached to a single cell body. INSTANTLY GO TO: FACT CHECKER FOR DENDRITES OR RETURN TO: DENDRITES: BRAIN FLASH CARD #3 OR RETURN TO: LIST OF 15 FREE 15 BRAIN FLASH CARDS