The gap between two neurons is called a

(a) dendrite.

(b) synapse.

(c) axon.

(d) impulse.

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(b) The gap between two neurons is called a synapse.

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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.

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

Synapse is the point of contact between the terminal branches of the axon and the dendrites of two different neurons.

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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The gap between two neurons is called a (a) dendrite. (b) synapse. (c) axon. (d) impulse.

(b) The gap between two neurons is called a synapse.

The gap between two neurons is called a

(a) dendrite.

(b) synapse.

(c) axon.

(d) impulse.