Question

The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli, and surround the cell body, are called:

Answer 1

The correct answer would be dendrites.

Dendrites are short and branched extension extending from the cell body of a neuron.

The branched nature helps them to receive more and more incoming stimuli.

These extensions receive stimuli usually in the form of chemical either from the environment or from the pre-synaptic neuron.

The chemical stimuli are then converted into electrical signals and are sent towards the axon of the neuron via cell body.

Answer 2

Dendrites
Dendrites are projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons through chemical signals and electric impulses (electrochemical signals). Dendrites are covered with synapses (gland cells over which nerve impulses pass) which help them integrate information from many other neurons. The dendrites usually receive the signal transfer through chemical signals and it then travels to the cell body (soma) of the neuron from which the dendrites project. Most neurons have several dendrites, which may branch many times and frequently extend over a large area.