Which arrangement shows the correct pathway of impulse transmission?

Source: JAMB · 2024

Which arrangement shows the correct pathway of impulse transmission?

  1. dendrites → cell body → axon → synaptic knobs ✓
  2. cell body → axon → dendrites → synaptic knobs
  3. axon → cell body → dendrites → synaptic knobs
  4. synaptic knobs → axon → cell body → dendrites
Explanation

A neurone receives impulses at its dendrites. The impulse moves to the cell body, then along the axon. It leaves through the synaptic knobs at the end.

So the pathway is dendrites → cell body → axon → synaptic knobs. The other arrangements run in the wrong direction.

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