What Is a Synapse

question 63

Multiple Choice

What is a synapse?

• A) The site where a "message" is transmitted from one nerve cell to another
• B) A chemical substance that is released by a transmitting neuron
• C) A fatty coating that increases the rate at which messages travel through neurons
• D) The part of the neuron that keeps it alive

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