Chapter 6 Control and Coordination

NCERT Class 10th

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What happens at the synapse between two neurons?

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At the synapse (the small gap between two neurons), the following steps take place:

An electrical impulse reaches the end of the first neuron.
This causes the neuron to release chemicals called neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap.
These chemicals cross the gap and reach the second neuron.
They trigger a new electrical impulse in the second neuron.

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