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Title: explain how information is sent from one neuron to the next? Post by: iyanu on Oct 12, 2014 explain how information is sent from one neuron to the next?
Title: Re: explain how information is sent from one neuron to the next? Post by: iIAlwaysbio on Oct 12, 2014 Neurons have specialized projections called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring information to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a synapse. The synapse contains a small gap separating neurons. The synapse consists of:
1. a presynaptic ending that contains neurotransmitters, mitochondria and other cell organelles, 2. a postsynaptic ending that contains receptor sites for neurotransmitters and, 3. a synaptic cleft or space between the presynaptic and postsynaptic endings. |