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Direction of
Neuron
impulse

Synapse

Electrical synapse Chemical synapse
Mitochondria

Synaptic
gap

Connection
Synaptic sac
gap between
cells

Open
Neurotransmitter receptor
Neurotransmitter
Synaptic
sac
The neuron transmitting a sig-
Electrical signals travel
nal and the neuron receiving it
throughout the ner-
meet at the synapse point. A vous system, carrying
particular electrical signal sets Synaptic gap
messages from one lo-
into action the messengers at
cation to another.
the axon terminal of the trans-
Electrical signals have
mitter nerve cell. Sacs full of to jump the gaps, or
chemical messengers join with Na+ Na+
ions synapses between
the cell membrane and release channel
nerve cells, in order to
molecules into the synapse
proceed on their way.
gap, transmitting the message In order for us to enjoy In some electrical ma-
to receptors on the neuron’s healthy lives, these innu- chines, electricity
membrane. Different messen- merable connections in jumps such small gaps
ger molecules establish con- the brain must be estab- in the form of a spark.
nections with different recep- lished without the slight- The electrical signals
tors. The harmony among est deficiency. Any break in the body pass over
transmitter and receptor neu- or error in connections the gap in the form of a
rons is a clear sign of intelli- may lead to a wide range chemical signal known
gent creation. of ailments. as a neurotransmitter.