Synapse (Noun)
Meaning
The junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The electrical signal of the action potential is transmitted across the synapse through chemical transmission.
- Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry signals across synapses from the neuron to the target muscle or gland.
- A synapse typically begins with one neuron sending an action potential down its axon.
- The synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle cell is called the neuromuscular junction.
- The synaptic gap is the small gap between the end of the neuron and the beginning of the synapse.