PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
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Neurotransmitters
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Synapse
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Threshold
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Impulse
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Neurotransmitters are the chemicals that transmit the nerve impulse across the synapse. They are stored in synaptic vesicles of axon terminal and are released into the synaptic cleft. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter secreted by both pre-and post-ganglionic parasympathetic cholinergic neurons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transmission of nerve impulse across a synapse is accomplished by neurotransmitters.
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