Nerve Synapse: Continuing the Impulse

• Where 2 neurons meet is a

  Synapse
• The 2 neurons do not touch. The space between them is called the

  Synaptic Cleft
• As the impulse reaches the axon terminal, it can not cross the gap.
• The impulse stimulates ___ to be released across the synaptic cleft

  Neurotransmitters
• These neurotransmitters cause the channels to open in the next neuron, continuing the action potential from one neuron to the next.