Consider the given diagram of a neuron. A neurotransmitter carries a nerve impulse between two neurons. Which of the following set of points correctly depicts the transmission at nerve impulse at the synapse?

Question

Consider the given diagram of a neuron.  A neurotransmitter carries a nerve impulse between two neurons. Which of the following set of points correctly depicts the transmission at nerve impulse at the synapse?

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The nerve impulse travels from the axon terminal (B) of the presynaptic neuron to the dendrite (C) of the postsynaptic neuron across the synapse. A is not correct because the impulse does not pass directly from axon terminal to axon terminal, and B is not correct because the impulse does not pass directly from the dendrite of one neuron to the axon terminal of the other neuron.

Consider the Given Diagram of a Neuron