NEET 2017 · Class 11

Neural Control and Coordination

Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are present on

  1. (A)pre-synaptic membrane
  2. (B)tips of axons
  3. (C)post-synaptic membrane
  4. (D)membranes of synaptic vesicles

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The released neurotransmitters bind to their specific **receptors**, present on the post-synaptic membrane.

Chapter
Neural Control and Coordination
Section
18.3.2 Transmission of Impulses
Page
5
Words matched
13 of 13

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'receptors, present on the post-synaptic membrane', which directly and conclusively identifies the location of neurotransmitter receptor sites as the post-synaptic membrane, matching option C.

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