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What does the term “synapse” refer to?

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What does the term “synapse” refer to?


  1. the plasma membrane of the axon terminal of a nerve cell.
  2. that part of the plasma membrane of the cell being stimulated, that is opposite the axon terminal.
  3. the gap between the stimulating nerve cell and the receiving cell.
  4. the place where signal transmission between a nerve cell and the cell it is stimulating occurs.

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D: The impulse carried by a nerve cell is transferred by neurotransmitter to the stimulated cell by this structure at the point of contact. Choice C describes the synaptic cleft. 

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