January 17, 2021

Synapse

Synapse
  • In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell.
  • c.f., neuron
    • Neurons are the cells that make up the nervous system
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