part_of part of part of dendrite NIF_Subcellular:sao1211023249 GO:0030425 cellular_component Wikipedia:Dendrite A neuron projection that has a short, tapering, morphology. Dendrites receive and integrate signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli, and conduct nerve impulses towards the axon or the cell body. In most neurons, the impulse is conveyed from dendrites to axon via the cell body, but in some types of unipolar neuron, the impulse does not travel via the cell body. neuron projection dendritic tree