Axo-Somatic Synapse

Axo-somatic synapses are between an axon and the neuronal cell body. The neuronal cell body and its dendritic tree form the receptive area of the neuron. Each synapse produces localized depolarization or hyper polarization of the neurilemma. When the summated effects produce sufficient depolarization, the axon generates an impulse at the axon hillock or initial segment of the neuron. A synapse between the axon of one neuron and the cell body of another.