If you were seated on a postsynaptic cell waiting to receive an action potential from another neuron, which part(s) of the presynaptic cell would be closest?
A) Axon
B) Axon terminals
C) Dendrites
D) Cell body
E) Axon hillock

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Axon terminals are the closest part of the presynaptic cell to the postsynaptic cell. This is where the neurotransmitters are released and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic cell. The axon and dendrites are further away, and the cell body and axon hillock are even further from the postsynaptic cell.

If You Were Seated on a Postsynaptic Cell Waiting to Receive