What term describes the transmission of information from the axon terminal of one neuron to the dendrites of the next neuron?

• A. Synapse
• B. Nerve cell communication
• C. Action potential
• D. Neurotransmitter

Answer: (B)

The key idea is the synapse, the junction where signals cross between neurons. At a chemical synapse, the axon terminal releases neurotransmitters into the small gap (the synaptic cleft); these chemicals then bind to receptors on the dendrites of the next neuron, potentially triggering a new impulse. This makes the synapse the precise term for the described transmission. Nerve cell communication is a broader phrase, action potential is the electrical impulse that travels along the neuron, and a neurotransmitter is the chemical messenger itself rather than the transmission across the junction.