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#axonal transport MCQ

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Synapse

Functional connection between soma and axon terminal is maintained by:

The correct answer is C: Set point. In Synapse, this idea is central because it matches how the body actually works in everyday teaching examples. Put simply, the functional job described in the stem is exactly what Set point does in Synapse. That is why Set point is the option that holds up when you check it against basic physiology. When you revise, say the answer out loud with one short reason attached; that sticks better than rote lists. Remember that physiology questions reward precise language: name the process, the location, and the outcome, then match that to the option text.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.

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Synapse

The ‘stop-and-go’ model explains:

Answer: C) Slow axonal transport. For Synapse, once you lock onto the key mechanism or definition, Slow axonal transport is the clear fit. If you restate the concept in your own words, Slow axonal transport is the option that correctly names the structure, process, or principle asked for in Synapse. So Slow axonal transport is the clean, accurate selection. If a similar stem appears later, start from the same core fact and you will land on the same kind of answer. In class notes, highlight this same phrase next to the related diagram so the wording and the picture reinforce each other.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.

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Synapse

Fast axonal transport typically moves at a rate of:

Pick C: 50–400 mm/day. Thinking about Synapse in a practical way — what the structure does, or what the process achieves — leads you here. Clinically and academically, the same logic shows up again and again: 50–400 mm/day is the option that correctly names the structure, process, or principle asked for in Synapse. Hence 50–400 mm/day is correct. Treat this as a building block for the rest of Synapse; neighbouring topics often reuse the same principle. Keep a one-line summary card for this idea and revisit it before the paper; short, repeated review beats long cramming sessions. If the wording feels dense, translate it into everyday language first, then map that plain sentence back onto 50–400 mm/day.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.

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