AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A small fluid-filled gap through which neural impulses are carried is called the
A
axon
B
soma
C
synapse
D
terminal button
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There is a small gap between the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron and the membrane of the postsynaptic cell, and this gap is called the synaptic cleft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: The gap between two neurons is called as synapse.

Detailed explanation-3: -The synapse, rather, is that small pocket of space between two cells, where they can pass messages to communicate. A single neuron may contain thousands of synapses. In fact, one type of neuron called the Purkinje cell, found in the brain’s cerebellum, may have as many as one hundred thousand synapses.

Detailed explanation-4: -A synapse is a small area between two neurons where nerve impulses are transferred from axons of a presynaptic (sending) neuron to a dendrite of a postsynaptic (receiving) neuron through a neurotransmitter. It is termed the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft. A space between two neurons is a synaptic gap (synaptic cleft).

Detailed explanation-5: -synapse, also called neuronal junction, the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells (neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell (effector). A synaptic connection between a neuron and a muscle cell is called a neuromuscular junction.

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