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What is the tiny space separating the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons?
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What is the space between neurons across which chemical messages pass?
The space between neurons is called the synaptic cleft. It is where neurotransmitters are released by the presynaptic neuron, travel across the cleft, and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron to transmit chemical messages.
How is information sent from one neuron to the next?
Neurons have specialized projections called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring information to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a synapse. The synapse contains a small gap separating neurons. The synapse consists of: 1. a presynaptic ending that contains neurotransmitters, mitochondria and other cell organelles, 2. a postsynaptic ending that contains receptor sites for neurotransmitters and, 3. a synaptic cleft or space between the presynaptic and postsynaptic endings.
What is the small space separating pre and post-synaptic neurons?
synaptic cleft (also known as "synaptic gap")
What increases the amount of information a neuron can receive?
There are different types of receptors, which allow neurons to receive information. In nose you have chemoreceptors. In eyes you have photoreceptor. In the ears you have hair cells of different length, which resonates with sounds of different frequency. On the surface of the tongue you have again chemoreceptors. In the skin you have different types of receptors to give you information like heat, cold, pain, touch and vibration sense.
How do nerve impulses travel along neurons?
Point to point or saltatory conduction.
What is the space between neurons?
Synapse
What is the point called where two neurons meet?
The space between two neurons is a synapse.
The area separating two objects?
SPACE
The space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor is known as a?
A Synapse is the space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ. A single neuron can have a few, or several hundred synapses.
What is the small space between neurons where impulses pass?
Synapse
What is the space between neurons where neurotransmitters cross called?
The synapse
The small spaces between neurons where neurotransmitters are released are called alveoli?
The SYNAPSE is the very small space between two neurons and is an important site where communication between neurons occurs.
