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Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
In a synapse, the chemical signal is transmitted from :
  1. (A) Dendritic end of one neuron to axonal end of another neuron.
  2. (B) Axon to cell body of the same neuron.
  3. (C) Cell body to axonal end of the same neuron.
  4. (D) Axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron.
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Model Answer

(D) Axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron.

Explanation

The textbook states that at the end of the axon, chemicals are released which cross the synapse and start an electrical impulse in the dendrite of the next neuron. So transmission is always axon → synapse → dendrite (of next neuron). Option D is the only one that correctly identifies both ends.

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