The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released The synaptic cleft is the small gap; vesicles release neurotransmitters that bind to receptors on the next neuron.

A type of glial cell that supports and protects neural tissue

The fatty insulating sheath wrapped around the length of the axon

The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released

The cell body of the neuron containing the nucleus and organelles

The Neuron and Neural Firing

AP Psychology· difficulty 2/5

The synapse is

A
$A type of glial cell that supports and protects neural tissue$
B
$The fatty insulating sheath wrapped around the length of the axon$
C
$The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released$
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D
$The cell body of the neuron containing the nucleus and organelles$

Explanation

The synaptic cleft is the small gap; vesicles release neurotransmitters that bind to receptors on the next neuron.

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