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Q1. [1]
In a nerve cell, the site where the electrical impulse is converted into a chemical signal is known as :
  1. (a) Axon
  2. (b) Dendrites
  3. (c) Neuromuscular junction
  4. (d) Cell body
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Model Answer

(c) Neuromuscular junction

At the end of the axon, the electrical impulse sets off the release of chemicals that cross the synapse — this junction between a neuron and a muscle cell is the neuromuscular junction.

Source: Chapter 6, Section 6.1

Explanation

The passage states: "At the end of the axon, the electrical impulse sets off the release of some chemicals… A similar synapse finally allows delivery of such impulses from neurons to other cells, such as muscle cells" — this site is the neuromuscular junction (shown in Fig. 6.1b). Students often confuse "synapse" with "neuromuscular junction"; remember that a neuromuscular junction is the specific synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fibre where electrical → chemical conversion enables muscle action.

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