A neuron is an “electrically excitable” cell that has the ability to both process and transmit messages throughout the nervous system. Dendrites are “tree-like” parts of a neuron that stick out of the cell with the purpose of receiving messages from the other neurons around them. However, not all neurons possess these dendrites. They are able to receive this information through synapses which allow the neurons to be send and receive information. The synapse is the place where a neuron and another structure meet and pass a nerve impulse through. Axons are structures that are tube like and are able to send information to not only other neurons like dendrites but to organs and muscles as well. However, with dendrites, not all neurons contain
