NEET Zoology Synaptic Transmission Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Chemical synapses are slower in impulse transmission compared to electrical synapses.
Reason (R): In chemical synapses, neurotransmitters have to diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to receptors on the post-synaptic membrane.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT text states that impulse transmission across electrical synapses is faster than chemical synapses, and chemical synapses involve neurotransmitters diffusing across a cleft to bind to receptors, explaining the slower transmission.
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