The nurse explains that the neural synapse refers to the:
1. length of time it takes for afferent neurons to carry impulses to the CNS.
2. length of time it takes for efferent neurons to carry impulses to the motor neurons.
3. space between the axons and dendrites of a neuron.
4. space between the axons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next.
4
Smooth coordinated transmission must travel from one neuron to another across the neural synapse.
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