International A Level Biology / The nervous system and neurones
How a synapse works
Edexcel International A Level Biology (YBI11), chapter 23: The nervous system and neurones, specification point 8.6. Part of the full course.
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A synapse is a tiny gap between neurones where acetylcholine carries a signal from one cell to the next. Understanding its steps explains how signals cross, stop, and combine.