The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron is called?

The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron is called?

• A. Synapse
• B. Neurotransmitters
• C. Dendrite
• D. Axon

Answer: (A)

When neurons communicate, they do so at a junction called a synapse. The signal travels along the axon to the axon terminals, where chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into a tiny gap, the synaptic cleft, and then bind to receptors on the next neuron to pass the message along. So the term that names this connection is synapse. Neurotransmitters are the messenger chemicals, not the gap; the receiving projection is the dendrite, and the sending projection is the axon.

When neurons communicate, they do so at a junction called a synapse. The signal travels along the axon to the axon terminals, where chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into a tiny gap, the synaptic cleft, and then bind to receptors on the next neuron to pass the message along. So the term that names this connection is synapse. Neurotransmitters are the messenger chemicals, not the gap; the receiving projection is the dendrite, and the sending projection is the axon.