Question

Identify the statements as true/false. (ii) Cell body is the most sensitive part of neuron.

Answer 1

True.

• Between the axon and the cell body is a portion of the neuron known as the axon hillock, the most sensitive portion of the nerve cell.
• This is the region where the plasma membrane generates nerve impulses.
• Axon hillock can be considered as a specialised region of the cell body of the neuron.