Name the parts labelled as A and B in the diagram given above.

Question

(i) Name the parts labelled as A and B in the diagram given above. 

(ii) Which part acquires the information in the neuron? 

(iii) Through which part does the information travel? 

(iv) In what form does the information travel? 

(v) Where is the impulse converted into a chemical signal for onward transmission?

Answer 1

(i) A is dendrite and B is axon. 

(ii) Part A that is dendrite acquires the information in the neuron. 

(iii) Through part B that is axon the information travels. 

(iv) The information travels in the electrical impulse. 

(v) At the nerve ending the impulse is converted into a chemical signal.