A small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.

plural of dendritic spine

plural of oblique dendrite

(anatomy, neurology) A dendrite that branches from an apical dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell.

(anatomy, neurology) A dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell.

plural of apical dendrite

(anatomy) A specific type of cell, found in lymphoid follicles having filiform dendrites that bind and present immune complexes to B cells.

plural of follicular dendritic cell