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the ____ of a neuron contain ____ that house neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers of the nervous system.
axons; terminal buttons
terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles
dendrites; synaptic vesicles
terminal buttons; transport proteins
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Explanation:

Terminal buttons are the bulbous structures at the end of axons. Within these terminal buttons, synaptic vesicles are small sac-like structures that store and release neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that carry signals between neurons. Axons are the long fiber that carries signals away from the cell body, dendrites receive signals, transport proteins move substances but do not house neurotransmitters, and terminal buttons themselves do not house neurotransmitters—they contain the vesicles that do.

Answer:

terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles