AIIMS2004Zoology-Animal Physiology

AIIMS 2004 Zoology Nervous System MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Unidirectional transmission of a nerve impulse through nerve fibre is due to the fact that

A

nerve fibre is insulated by a medullary sheath

B

sodium pump starts operating only at the cyton and then continues into the nerve fibre

C

neurotransmitters are released by dendrites and not by axon endings

D

neurotransmitters are released by the axon endings and not by dendrites

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

A synapse occurs where the axon of one neurone (the pre-synaptic neurone) meets either the dendrite or the cell body of another (post-synaptic neurone).

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