For minor surgeries in the body, doctors administer local anaesthesia to a part of the body so that the pain will not be felt by the patient. At which part, do you think, the nerve impulse is being arrested due to the effect of anaesthesia?

At cyton

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At axon

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At synapse

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In the middle of axon

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Solution

The correct option is C At synapse
The neuro transmission is affected at the synapses. The electrical impulse is not transmitted at the synapses. Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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For minor surgeries in the body, doctors administer local anaesthesia to a part of the body so that the pain will not be felt by the patient. At which part, do you think, the nerve impulse is being arrested due to the effect of anaesthesia?

The correct option is C At synapseThe neuro transmission is affected at the synapses. The electrical impulse is not transmitted at the synapses. Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The correct option is C At synapse
The neuro transmission is affected at the synapses. The electrical impulse is not transmitted at the synapses. Hence, the correct answer is option C.