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What is a synapse and how is information transmitted at the synapse?
A synapse is a structure that allows communication between neurons. Information is transmitted across the synapse through the release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic neuron, which then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, leading to changes in the postsynaptic neuron's electrical activity.
How does the synapse work between each neuron?
There are many kinds of synapses in the nervous system, but I assume you're talking about the most commonly discussed type: the chemical synapse. These synapses join nerve cells (called neurons) and allow them to communicate.Communication across a chemical synapse is called synaptic transmission. It occurs when electrical activity (called an action potential) in the first cell triggers the release of a chemical signal (called a neurotransmitter) across the synapse. The neurotransmitter travels across the synapse by a process of diffusion, ultimately reaching its target, the second cell. There, the neurotransmitter binds a special type of protein molecule called a neurotransmitter receptor, which changes its shape in response to binding the neurotransmitter. This shape change results in a series of subsequent changes in the second cell. These subsequent changes result in alterations in the electrical activity of the second cell.The gist of synaptic transmission is that it allows the electrical activity in one nerve cell to influence the electrical activity of another.
What is the area between two neurons?
Area between two neurons is called a synapse.In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell.neurons are cells that are specialized to pass signals to individual target cells, and synapses are the means by which they do so.
Which is the space that separates two neurons?
Synapses
What do you call the chemical released by the axon that travels across a synapse and binds on the dendrites of the other neurons or body cells?
The chemical released by the axon that travels across a synapse and binds to dendrites or cells is called a neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters play a crucial role in transmitting signals between neurons and regulating various physiological processes in the body.
What are neurontransmitters?
a chemical that transmits a nervous systems signal across a synapse.
What is the space that impulses jump across by means of a transmitting chemical?
synapse
How is transmission across the synapse halted?
There are three ways to end chemical signaling across a synapse. In some cases, the neurotransmitter molecules simply diffuse away from the synapse. In others, enzymes located in the synaptic gap deactivate the neurotransmitters. Finally, neurotransmitters are taken up by the releasing neuron in a process known as reuptake.
What is the area between neurons across which nerve impulses travel?
no, synapse. node of ranvier is between axon and dendrites
What type of chemicals moves across the space between two nerve cells?
chemical synapse
Neurons transmit signals acrossed a?
Neurons transmit signals across a small gap called a synapse by releasing neurotransmitters from the axon terminal. These neurotransmitters bind to receptors on the membrane of the receiving neuron, allowing the signal to continue along the neural pathway. This process is crucial for communication within the nervous system.
Communication across a synapse is initiated by the release of a neurotransmitter from what region of the neuron?
Communication across a synapse is initiated by the release of a neurotransmitter from the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron. When an action potential reaches the axon terminal, it triggers the influx of calcium ions, leading to the fusion of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles with the presynaptic membrane. This process causes the neurotransmitters to be released into the synaptic cleft, where they bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron and facilitate communication.
Does ionic current exist in chemical synapse?
not within the synaptic CLEFT (gap) itself, across which neurotransmitters diffuse, but yes, in the axon & axon terminal leading up to the synapse, and in the dendrite coming from the synapse.
Neural transmission across a mammalian synaptic gap is accomplished by?
impulses causing the release of a chemical signal and its diffusion across the synapse.
Small space between two neurons?
The space between two neurons is called a synapse. It is a small gap where neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal of one neuron, travel across the synapse, and bind to receptors on the dendrites of the neighboring neuron to transmit the signal. This process allows for the communication and transfer of information between neurons in the nervous system.
What is the chemical messenger that crosses synapse?
The chemical used to send messages across synapses is acetylcholine or ACh.
What is a synapse and how is information transmitted at the synapse?
A synapse is a structure that allows communication between neurons. Information is transmitted across the synapse through the release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic neuron, which then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, leading to changes in the postsynaptic neuron's electrical activity.
