Translation of "dendrites" into Icelandic

• rarely longer than 2mm • taper to fine point • contact many axons • antennae of neuron • wires: input • from Greek “tree” • dendritic tree / dendritic branch • antennae of neuron with thousands of synapses • postsynaptic membrane receptors red: Axon terminals • dendritic spines: specific for some types of synaptic input • polyribosomes in dendrites regulate synthesis of proteins • crucial for storage of information