Why does a nerve cell need a large number of processes?

A nerve cell is a structural unit of nerve tissue. Its main function is to carry information from organ to organ, and this tissue is also responsible for the implementation of the main criterion of a living organism – irritability. Excitation through the cell is transmitted through the processes. There are two types of nerve cells, dendrite and axon. The dendrites are short and there are more of them than axons; along them, excitation passes to the cell itself. The axon is a large, long process, it is only one in all types of neurons. It receives information from the dendrites and the axon transmits information to another cell or organ. The more dendrites a cell has, the faster and more accurately it will do its job and respond to stimuli. Thus, the more processes a neuron has, the more perfect the organism and the better its adaptability to conditions.