Synapse

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Synapses are gaps or junctions between two neurons. At the synapse one neuron sends a signal to another neuron.

Structure of the synapse [change]

At the synapse the two neurons do not touch. The axon terminal from one neuron comes very close to the dendrite of the other neuron. The axon terminal sends the signal. The dendrite receives the signal. The space in the middle is called the synaptic cleft [1]

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  1. ↑ Miller, Kenneth; Joseph Levine (2002). Biology. Prentice Hall. p. 900. ISBN 013050730.
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