Question

- When the action potential reaches the end of

the axon terminal, it causes the release of
a. an electrical spark that sets off the next
cell
b. positively charged ions that excite the next
cell
c. negatively charged ions that inhibit the
next cell
d. neurotransmitters that excite or inhibit the
next cell

Answer 1

D. In brief, when the nerve impulses reached the axon terminal, it will stimulate the vesicle in the axon terminal to release neurotransmitters and bind with the receptor located on the surface of the dendron in another nerve fiber/ the receptors on muscle(I.e. skeletal muscle)