If You Want to Locate a Pathway's Point of Origin

question 71

Multiple Choice

 If you want to locate a pathway's point of origin, it would be best to use

• A) the Golgi silver stain.
• B) the Nissl stain.
• C) the myelin stain.
• D) horseradish peroxidase.

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Definitions:

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.

Axon Terminal

The endpoint of an axon where neurotransmitters are released to signal the next neuron.

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs within presynaptic nerve terminals that store neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft during neurotransmission.

Action Potential

A brief change in electrical voltage that occurs between the inside and the outside of an axon when a neuron is stimulated; it serves to produce an electrical impulse.