MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of the next is called a synapse. Depending on the nature of transfer of information, there are two types of synapses-chemical synapses and electrical synapses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neurons communicate with one another at junctions called synapses. At a synapse, one neuron sends a message to a target neuron-another cell. Most synapses are chemical; these synapses communicate using chemical messengers.