PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which category of hormone is released from an axon terminal and crosses a synapse?
A
Steroid
B
Nonsteroid
C
both
D
neither
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The axon terminal is the part of the axon that releases the neurotransmitters that relay signals across a synapse.

Detailed explanation-2: -These spherical organelles are filled with one or more neurotransmitters, the chemical signals secreted from the presynaptic neuron, and it is these chemical agents acting as messengers between the communicating neurons that gives this type of synapse its name.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nerve impulse release The axonal terminals are specialized to release the neurotransmitters of the presynaptic cell. The terminals release transmitter substances into a gap called the synaptic cleft between the terminals and the dendrites of the next neuron.

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