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What is the junction between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another nerve cell?
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∙ 12y ago
No, not at all. The axon is the transmitting end of a neuron, and a dendrite is the receiving beginning of another neuron.
The axon sends its signal "through" a synapse between the axon terminal and a dendrite via chemicals called neurotransmitters that it releases into the synaptic space, which diffuse to and are taken into structures on dendrites called ligand-gated ion pores, which open to allow sodium ions into the dendrite, which change its electrical charge, which initiates the propagation of a corresponding signal along the dendrite and cell body toward the axon hillock, which, if enough signals from dendrites reach it, will then fire and send the nerve signal onward along the axon, as an action potential.
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∙ 14y ago
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Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the?
The dendrite of a neuron usually receives a chemical signal from another neuron, although a cell body (soma), or sometimes even an axon, of another neuron can receive the signal.Synapses which occur between an axon and a dendrite are called axodendritic synapses, while synapses between an axon and a cell body are called axosomatic synapses, and synapses between an axon and an axon are called axoaxonic synapses.
Where does a nerve impulse start?
A nerve impulse starts at the dendrite
A nerve impulse starts at the dendrite then travels to the?
axon
What is the part of the neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body?
The part of the neuron that carries impulses towards the cell body is called the dendrite.
Gap between nerve cells?
SynapseSynapse.The gap between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another nerve cell is called the synapse. Synapses are the space into which neurotransmitters are released from the axon to act on the dendrite, and thus transmit a signal between neurons.If the axon and the dendrite are from the same cell (i.e., the neuron is making a synapse with itself), this gap is called an autapse ("auto-synapse").Synapsea synapseA synapse or synaptic gap.Its a cool name.Neat huh?synapseSynapseSynapse
A synapse is the space between what?
Usually from the axon of one nerve to the dendrite of another. The axon sends impulses away from the nerve body, and the dendrite receives impulses from other nerves.
What is the name of the microscopic gsp between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another?
A synapse.
What transmits messages between nerve cells?
Nerve messages pass from the axon of one nerve into the dendrite of another through a space separating them called the synaptic cleft.
What is the difference between a nerve dendrite and a nerve axon structurally?
The nerve axon is the main nerve from where the dendrites originate.
In the human nervous system what is synapse?
It is the junction between terminal part of one axon and the dendrite of the adjacent neuron .Synapse helps in the transmission of impulses from one neuron to another neuron.
What is the junction of the retina and optic nerve?
The junction between the retina and the optic nerve is the optic disc.
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the?
The dendrite of a neuron usually receives a chemical signal from another neuron, although a cell body (soma), or sometimes even an axon, of another neuron can receive the signal.Synapses which occur between an axon and a dendrite are called axodendritic synapses, while synapses between an axon and a cell body are called axosomatic synapses, and synapses between an axon and an axon are called axoaxonic synapses.
What happens when a nerve cell is stimulated by another nerve cell?
they go nerve to nerve till it gets to the brain first is a nerve then the dendrite then the brian
A nerve impulse travels from one cell to another by passing from?
one axon to a dendrite...
What is the junction or point of closed contact between neurons?
According to dictionary.com, the synapse is a junction where nerve pulses are passed from one neuron to another.
Where does a nerve impulse start?
A nerve impulse starts at the dendrite
What is the space between the dendrite and neuron where nerve pulses jump from one to the other called?
synapse
