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A collection of fragments of understanding in the pursuit of deeper questions.

Types of Synapses

  • There are two types of synapses in the nervous system
    • Chemical Synapses (2 types)
      • Excitatory (Asymmetric)
      • Inhibitory (Symmetric)
      • Chemical Synapses physically connect across the cleft.
    • Electrical Synapses (3 types of channels)
      • Pannexin
      • Innexin
      • Connexin (5 groups)
      • Electrical synapses are gap junctions.
      • Electrical Transmission allows the rapid and synchronous firing of interconnected cells.
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