The junction between two adjacent neurons is called:

sensory junction

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neuro-muscular joint

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nerve junction

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synapse

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Solution

The correct option is D synapse
Answer: (c) synapse.

The gap between the two neurons is called the synapse.

A microscopic gap between a pair of adjacent neurons over which nerve impulses pass when going from one neuron to the next is called a synapse.

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A junction between two neurons is called

(a) cell junction
(b) neuro muscular junction
(c) neural joint
(d) synapse

The junction formed by two neurons is called ______ and they communiacte by releasing a chemical called ______.

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