At an Axon Terminal, the Electrical Signal from One Cell

question 17

Multiple Choice

At an axon terminal, the electrical signal from one cell .

• A) jumps from the axon terminal to the next cell
• B) causes the release of chemical neurotransmitter molecules that cause an electrical signal in the next cell
• C) is transmitted directly to the next cell by strands of membrane
• D) ends and the signal it carried is not transmitted to another cell

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