which part of the neuron is responsible for cell metabolism
5. Mitochondrium-this is the part of the cell responsible for the supply of energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Neurons need an enormous amount of energy. The brain is one of the most metabolically active tissues in the body.In man, for example, the brain uses 40 ml of oxygen per minute.t is from here that the electrical firing known as an action potential usually occurs. 5. Nerve Ending (Presynaptic Terminals) Synapses are the junctions formed with other nerve cells where the presynaptic terminal of one cell comes into 'contact' with the postsynaptic membrane of another.