What are neurotransmitters?

Transmit signals across synapse.

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Transmit signal in the cell body.

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Take the signal to the axon.

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None of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is A Transmit signals across synapse.
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable the process of neurotransmission. They transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another "target" neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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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

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What roles do the dendrites, cell body, and axon play in communication of signals?

In a synapse, the chemical signal is transmitted from:

Why is the flow of signals in synapse from axonal end of neuron to dendrite end but not in reverse order.

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