Question

An axon terminal passes the electrical stimulus to a dendrite of next neuron through .............. reaction.

• A. Chemical
• B. Electrical
• C. Mechanical
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Chemical

A nerve impulse travels in a form of electrical charge from a neuronal axon end to the synapse. Here, the electrical impulse is converted to the chemical impulse in the synaptic cleft. Further, this nerve impulse flows from synaptic cleft to dendritic tips, converting the chemical impulse to electrical impulse. The neurotransmitters required is synthesised only by axon terminals and the receptors required to detect these chemical transmitters are only present on the dendritic ends. Thus, the impulse always flows from one axonal end of a neuron to another dendron head of a neuron.

So, the correct answer is option A.