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No, a dendrite is not bordered by a synapse. A synapse is a junction between two neurons where communication occurs by the release of neurotransmitters. Dendrites are the branching structures of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons through these synapses.

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Do dendrites release neurotransmitters?

Not really, but sort of, eventually. Initially they receive neurotransmitters which are originally released by axon terminals into the synaptic cleft; then, after they have done their job of opening ligand-gated ion pores to allow sodium ions into the dendrite, which initiates a graded potential in the dendrite, they are then released so they can be re-absorbed and re-used by the axon terminals as new impulses reach the axon terminals.But functionally it is the axon which releases neurotransmitters, when an action potential causes it, so that dendrites can receive them. The dendrites only "release" them after their job is done, so they can be re-used.


What is the difference between monosynaptic and polysynaptic?

Monosynaptic refers to a neural pathway involving just one synapse, while polysynaptic involves multiple synapses. Monosynaptic pathways are direct and involve only two neurons, while polysynaptic pathways are more complex and involve multiple relay neurons.


What is the method of communication between neurons?

Neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. When an action potential is generated in one neuron, it travels down the axon and releases neurotransmitters at the synapse, which then bind to receptors on the neighboring neuron, causing either excitation or inhibition of the receiving neuron.


When are nuerotransmitters released?

Neurotransmitters are released when an action potential reaches the end of a neuron, triggering the release of synaptic vesicles containing the neurotransmitters into the synapse. This process allows for communication between neurons and enables the transmission of signals throughout the nervous system.


What are the Chemicals that cross the synaptic gap and bind to receptors on another neuron called?

Synapse is a narrow gap containing communicating junction between two neurons where an axon terminal comes near contact with dendrite terminal of next neuron. A narrow fluid filled space, called synaptic cleft, occurs between the two.As the impulse reaches the presynaptic knob, it stimulates release of neurotransmitter into the cleft.

Related Questions

The synapse is a connection between what?

A synapse is the connection between a dendrite and an axon.


What is the gap between a dendrite and an axon tip called?

The gap between a dendrite and an axon tip is called a synapse. It is a small junction where neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal and received by the dendrite to transmit signals between neurons.


Space between terminal button and dendrite?

The space between the terminal bouton and dendrite is called the synaptic cleft, or synapse.


What is the tiny space that lies between one axon and a dendrite?

Synapse.


What is the space between the transmitting axon and the receiving dendrite or cell body?

Synapse


Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?

dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse


What neuron conducts impulses toward the synapse?

All neurons'impulsestravel to the synapse of the neuron. The synapse is the end of the neuron where theimpulsecantravelto another neuron or the any other receptor cell in the body.


What is the space between the dendrite and neuron where nerve pulses jump from one to the other called?

synapse


What is the name of the microscopic gsp between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another?

A synapse.


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.


What is the tiny space between each axon tip and the next dendrite or muscle called?

The tiny space between each axon tip and the next dendrite or muscle is called a synapse. At the synapse, electrical signals from the axon are transmitted to the dendrite or muscle through the release of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.


Where are synapses located between in the brain?

Between the axon terminals and the dendrite for one, there lay the chemical synapse.