AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

NEUROTRANSMISSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The gap between the neurones is called the
A
axon
B
synapse
C
dendrite
D
vesicle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Synapse is the gap between dendrite ends and axon terminals . This is the gap in which neurotransmitters are released for further transmission of nerve impulses to successive neurons.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -A synapse is the small gap between two neurons, where nerve impulses are relayed by a neurotransmitter from the axon of a presynaptic (sending) neuron to the dendrite of a postsynaptic (receiving) neuron. It is referred to as the synaptic cleft or synaptic gap.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

There is 1 question to complete.