MCQ
Which statements are incorrect for mechanisms of nerve impulse conduction along electrical junctions of neuron or electrical synapse ?
(i) Nerve impulse flow directly from one neuron to other across the synapses in electrical synapses.
(ii) Transmission of an impulse across electrical synapses is very similar to impulse conduction along a single axon.
(iii) Impulse transmission across an electrical synapse is always faster than that across a chemical synapse.
(iv) Electrical synapses are rare in our system.
(v) At an electrical synapse, the membranes of the pre and post-synaptic neurons are separated by a fluid-filled space called synaptic cleft is thick.
(vi) Chemicals called neurotransmitters are involved in the transmission of impulses at this synapse.
  • A
    (i), (ii) and (v)
  • B
    (iii), (v) and (vi)
  • C
    (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi)
  • (v) and (vi)

Answer

Correct option: D.
(v) and (vi)
D

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