Which characteristic does not refer to electrical potentials?involve gap junctionsare slower by very few millisecondsinclude graded potentialsproduce synchronous action potentials in pre- and post-synaptic membranes

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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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Which characteristic does not refer to electrical potentials?
involve gap junctions
are slower by very few milliseconds
include graded potentials
produce synchronous action potentials in pre- and post-synaptic membranes

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A synapse is the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a target or effector cell, like a muscle cell. It makes it easier for electrical or chemical impulses to be transmitted. The synapse is produced by the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons.

A neuron and a muscle are connected at the neuromuscular junction. From the axon terminal of one neuron to the dendrites of the following neuron, a synapse conducts nerve impulses. It could have an electrical or chemical composition.

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