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We can compare the axon terminals at the end of dendrites to plugs
fitting into sockets. Thus, in the same way that an electrical current
flows from the socket to the plug, the electrical signal continues on
between two nerve cells.

Axon
terminal fiber

Nerve threads

Cell membrane
Synaptic
gap
Micro-tubules

Synaptic
node
Mitochondria

Neurotransmitter
molecules

Synaptic gap

Receptor
cells

Cell membrane
channels

Synapses: Our Bodies’ Electric Fuses
Nerve cells are connected to one another by special electrical circuits known as
synapses, which prevent the body’s electrical system—the brain, spinal cord and
nerves—from being damaged. More than 95% of your body’s physiological
processes are carried out automatically. We do not tell our stomach, liver, kid-
neys or lungs to carry out their functions, nor do we command our heart to beat
regularly. Our electrical systems depend on that system being protected since it
performs a great many functions, and through the mercy of God this protection in
our bodies operates flawlessly.