The area where a neuron comes extremely close to a target cell and transmits information to the target cell is
A) the ganglion.
B) the axon hillock.
C) the synapse.
D) the node of Ranvier.
E) insulated with myelin.

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The synapse is the area where a neuron comes extremely close to a target cell (such as another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell) and transmits information to the target cell. At the synapse, the neuron releases neurotransmitters that bind to receptors on the target cell, triggering a response. The ganglion refers to a cluster of neuron cell bodies, the axon hillock is the region where the axon joins the neuron cell body, the node of Ranvier is a gap in the myelin sheath that surrounds some axons, and myelin is a fatty substance that insulates and speeds up neural impulses along axons.

The Area Where a Neuron Comes Extremely Close to a Target