Select the correct statement regarding chemical synapses.
A) The synaptic cleft uses the action potential to transmit a chemical signal to the post synaptic cell.
B) The release of neurotransmitter molecules gives cells the property of being electrically coupled.
C) Cells with gap junctions use chemical synapses.
D) Neurotransmitter receptors are located on the axons terminals of cells.

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Chemical synapses use neurotransmitter molecules released from the presynaptic cell to communicate with the postsynaptic cell across a synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitter molecules do not give cells the property of being electrically coupled, and cells with gap junctions use electrical synapses. Neurotransmitter receptors are located on the postsynaptic cell, not the axon terminals.

Select the Correct Statement Regarding Chemical Synapses