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A nerve impulse moves FROM one neuron to another at a SYNAPSE.

A synapse can be a CHEMICAL synapse (most common?), or an ELECTRICAL synapse.

At a CHEMICAL synapse, chemicals called NEUROTRANSMITTERS are released from the pre-synaptic neuron into a small gap between the neurons (SYNAPTIC CLEFT), and diffuse quickly to the post-synaptic neuron, and then cause ligand-gated ion pores to open, which allow sodium IONS into the neuron (often at a DENDRITE); these sodium ions cause an ELECTROTONIC impulse to occur, which, when it reaches the AXON HILLOCK, if it's strong enough, can cause an ACTION POTENTIAL to occur in the AXON.

When the axon is depolarized to reach threshold, voltage-gated sodium channels open, and the action potential is initiated. The action potential works its way down the axon until it reaches the axon terminal, releasing neurotransmitters thereby initiating synaptic transmission.

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