A _ is a junction between two neurons or between a motor neuron and a muscle cell.
Correct answer: B. Synapse
- A. Impulse
- B. Synapse
- C. Axon
- D. Cleft
Explanation
In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell. It can be visualized as a gap between two neurons; however, that gap isn't referred to as a synapse, but rather the gap, also known as the synaptic cleft, alongside the end of the pre-synaptic neuron and the start of the post-synaptic neuron is collectively known as the synapse. Option B is hence correct.
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