A synapse is
A) a tube filled with fluid that conducts electrical signals.
B) the structure that contains mechanisms to keep a neuron alive.
C) the structure that receives electrical signals from other neurons.
D) the gap that separates two different neurons.

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A synapse is the gap between two neurons, across which neurotransmitters are sent to transmit signals from one neuron to the next. It is not a fluid-filled tube, a structure for neuron survival, or a structure that directly receives electrical signals.

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