Question

There is a system in the axon, separate from the movement of the action potential along the surface of the axon, that transports items between the soma and terminal buttons. Within this system, the movement of substances from the terminal buttons to the soma is referred to as ____.

Answer 1

Answer: Synapse

Explanation: The synapse is a specialized (functional) intercellular approach between neurons, either between two association neurons, a neuron and a recipient cell or between a neuron and an effect or cell (almost always glandular or muscular). In these contacts the nerve impulse transmission takes place.