Q: Like a runner passing a baton, the transmission of nerve impulses between neurons depends on what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The transmission of nerve impulses between neurons is like the passing of a baton between runners in a relay race. After the first runner races, she passes the baton to the second runner. Then the second runner takes over. Instead of a baton, a neuron passes neurotransmitters to the next neuron.

 Choices:

- enzymes

- axons

- receptors

- neurotransmitters


A:
neurotransmitters