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A synapse is an a chemical messenger that triggers muscle contractions?
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YES IN SORTS...A SYNAPSE IS THE RELEASE STRESS IN NERVE ENDINGS....USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP....SORTA LIKE THEY R WINDING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT...( IM SURE YOU FELT THE JUMPS OR CONTRACTION WHILE YOU ARE FALLING ASLEEP)
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What is the chemical messenger that crosses synapse?
The chemical used to send messages across synapses is acetylcholine or ACh.
How are synapses adapted for diffusion?
The synapse releases a chemical that can diffuse across the gap between two neurones. The synapse has a large surface area, which means diffusion of the chemical can occur at a higher rate.
What is the difference between Neuron and synapse?
A neuron is a nerve cell. A synapse is a gap between the sending and receiving neurons, where there are neurotransmitters responsible for transporting chemicals to the receiving neuron. (A neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger.)
What type of synapse uses neurotransmitter?
Chemical Synapse
What is the small space between one neuron and the next is called?
A synapse, chemical signals called neurotransmitters cross these gaps, carrying on the signal.
How does the impulse jump the synapse?
Chemical diffusion
What is the role of neurotransmitter at a chemical synapse?
exocytosis
What type of chemicals moves across the space between two nerve cells?
chemical synapse
Which type of synapse dominates the nervous system?
Chemical
What is the chemical secreted into the gap between neurons at the synapse?
The answer is NEUROTRANSMITTER.
Why do chemical messengers get information from synapse?
They act as an active "bridge".
What is the relationship between a synapse and neurotransmitter?
Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases a neurotransmitter into a small space (the synapse) that is adjacent to another neuron.
