Question

During synaptic transmission, the ________ within the axon results in the release of a(n) ________ that can traverse the synaptic gap.

Answer 1

The correct answer is electrical impulse; chemical message

Synaptic transmission refers to the spread of nerve impulses from one nerve cell to another. This occurs in specialized cell structures, known as synapses --- in which the axon of a presynaptic neuron combines somewhere with the postsynaptic neuron.