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Synapses are microscopic gaps separating the terminal buttons of one neuron from the receptors of another neuron (usually located on the dendrites). When neurons communicate, chemicals that need to travel across this gap are released to stimulate the post-synaptic receptors. Human brain contains trillions of neurons although it contains approximately 100 billion neurons. Each neuron communicates on average through tens of synapses, though in reality the range is very wide, some neurons end up in a few synapses, while others may be involved in the communication through thousands of synapses. Neurons likewise communicate with other cells. The location where electrical nerve impulses are transmitted between two nerve cells ( neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell (effector) is Synapse, also called neuronal junction. A neuromuscular junction is called the synaptic connection between a muscle cell and a neuron.

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