Terminal Branches

Definition

Terminal branches are the tiny, tree-like ends of a neuron that send messages to other neurons.

Related terms

Axon:

This is the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Dendrites:

These are short branched extensions of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.

Synapse:

This is the junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.