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By a synapse. There are 2 types of synapses.

Chemical synapses are more common & function by sending chemicals called neurotransmitters from the pre-synaptic neuron to the post-synaptic neuron. These neurotransmitters affect the post-synaptic neuron by causing ligand gated sodium ion channels to open, causing sodium influx into the cell, and resulting in a change in the membrane voltage potential. This change in membrane voltage potential is called depolarization and is the beginning of an action potential.

Electrical synapses have gap junctions between the 2 neurons allowing ionic charge inside the cells to travel quickly between cells.

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A nerve impulse travels from one cell to another by passing from?

A nerve impulse travels from one cell to another by passing from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron at a synapse. Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft, where they bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, initiating a new electrical signal in the receiving cell.


What is the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another?

When one neuron communicates with another, the nerve impulse travels down the axon of the presynaptic neuron, reaches the axon terminal, triggers the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These neurotransmitters then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron's dendrites, initiating a new nerve impulse in the postsynaptic neuron.


The neurotransmitters of a neutron enable a nerve impulse to do what?

Neurotransmitters in a neuron allow a nerve impulse to be transmitted from one neuron to another by crossing the synapse and binding to receptors on the receiving neuron. This triggers an electrical or chemical signal to continue the nerve impulse along the neural pathway.


Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another?

The space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another is called a synapse. It is a tiny gap between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, where neurotransmitters carry signals across the gap to continue the message.


What is the space through which a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another called?

The space through which a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another is called a synapse. It is a small gap between neurons where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals between the cells.

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A small space across which an impulse travels to move from one neuron to another?

It is most definitely a synapse.


What is A small space across which an impulse travels to move from one neuron to another?

Synapse. The gap itself is called the synapticcleft.


How long does it take for an impulse to travel from one neuron to another?

one second


The junction where one neuron can transfer an impulse to another is called what?

synapse


If an impulse traveled down one neuron but failed to move on to the next neuron what happened to the first neuron?

Vesicle are not fusing with the membrane and releasing neurotransmitter.


A nerve impulse travels from one cell to another by passing from?

A nerve impulse travels from one cell to another by passing from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron at a synapse. Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft, where they bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, initiating a new electrical signal in the receiving cell.


Why is a neuron called an interneuron?

A neuron is called a inter-neuron because that specific neuron takes impulse from one neuron to a next neuron. For example your sensory neuron sends a impulse that you had felt a hot object. It goes through the spine to a inter-neuron to a motor neuron (this processes is called a reflex). Then the motor neuron tells your muscles in your hand to move


What is the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another?

When one neuron communicates with another, the nerve impulse travels down the axon of the presynaptic neuron, reaches the axon terminal, triggers the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These neurotransmitters then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron's dendrites, initiating a new nerve impulse in the postsynaptic neuron.


The neurotransmitters of a neutron enable a nerve impulse to do what?

Neurotransmitters in a neuron allow a nerve impulse to be transmitted from one neuron to another by crossing the synapse and binding to receptors on the receiving neuron. This triggers an electrical or chemical signal to continue the nerve impulse along the neural pathway.


Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another?

The space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another is called a synapse. It is a tiny gap between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, where neurotransmitters carry signals across the gap to continue the message.


How is the message caried from one neuron to another it there is a space between them?

The synaptic gap is the space between the dendrites of one neuron and the axon of the next. The impulse is carried across this space by chemicals called neurotransmitters which conduct the electrical impulse.


What is the space through which a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another called?

The space through which a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another is called a synapse. It is a small gap between neurons where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals between the cells.