In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from :
(a) axon to cell body of the same neuron
(b) cell body to axon end of the same neuron
(c) dendrite end of one neuron to axon end of adjacent neuron
(d) axon end of one neuron to dendrite end of adjacent neuron

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(d) axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron.

In a synapse, a chemical signal is transmitted from the axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron.

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Question 3
In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from

(a) dendritic end of one neuron to axonal end of another neuron
(b) axon to the cell body of the same neuron
(c) cell body to the axonal end of the same neuron
(d) axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron

Question 2
Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from

(a) Dendrite → axon → axonal end → cell body
(b) Cell body → dendrite → axon → axonal end
(c) Dendrite → cell body → axon → axonal end
(d) Axonal end → axon → cell body → dendrite

Q. Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from :
(a) dendrite → axon → axon end → cell body
(b) cell body → dendrite → axon → axon end
(c) dendrite → cell body → axon → axon end
(d) axon end → axon → cell body → dendrite

Question 4
In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in

(a) cell body
(b) axonal end
(c) dendritic end
(d) axon

Q. Question 21
Which of the following statements about transmission of nerve impulse is incorrect?

(a) Nerve impulse travels from dendritic end towards axonal end.
(b) At the dendritic end electrical impulses bring about the release of some chemicals which generate an electrical impulse at the axonal end of another neuron.
(c) The chemicals released from the axonal end of one neuron cross the synapse and generate a similar electrical impulse in a dendrite of another neuron.
(d) A neuron transmits electrical impulses not only to another neuron but also to muscle and gland cells.

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In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from : (a) axon to cell body of the same neuron (b) cell body to axon end of the same neuron (c) dendrite end of one neuron to axon end of adjacent neuron (d) axon end of one neuron to dendrite end of adjacent neuron

(d) axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron. In a synapse, a chemical signal is transmitted from the axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron.

In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from :
(a) axon to cell body of the same neuron
(b) cell body to axon end of the same neuron
(c) dendrite end of one neuron to axon end of adjacent neuron
(d) axon end of one neuron to dendrite end of adjacent neuron

(d) axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron.

In a synapse, a chemical signal is transmitted from the axon end of one neuron to the dendrite end of the adjacent neuron.