What describes the correct sequence of electrical activity as it passes through a single nerve cell?
Correct answer: D. dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle
- A. axon, dendrite, soma, vesicle
- B. soma, cell body. Dendrite, vesicle
- C. soma, vesicle, dendrite, axon
- D. dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle
Explanation
Within a neuron, signals are received by dendrites, integrated in the soma, conducted along the axon, and transmitted from axon terminals through neurotransmitter vesicles. This gives the sequence dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle.
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