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Synapse is the:

Answer: Junction between two neurons.

  • A Cell body of a neuron
  • B Junction between two neurons
  • C Type of brain cell
  • D Part of spinal cord

Correct answer: B. Junction between two neurons

Explanation: A synapse is the junction between two neurons (or neuron and effector). Signals cross via neurotransmitters.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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