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Structure and function of neuron - class-X
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The bulbous structure present at the terminal end of an axon is_______________
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Synaptic knob
💡 Explanation:
A. Synaptic vesicle store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse.
B. Synaptic knob-The bulbous structure present at the terminal end of an axon.
c. Dendrites-also dendrons, are branched protoplasmic extensions of a nerve cell that propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.
D. Schwann cell -also called neurilemma cell, any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons.
So, the correct option is 'Synaptic Knob'.