Which statement about chemical synapses is false?
A) At chemical synapses, action potentials in the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron cause the release of neurotransmitters.
B) At chemical synapses, target cells can be other neurons, muscle cells, or secretory cells.
C) Unlike electrical synapses in which action potentials pass directly between two neurons, chemical synapses rely on neurotransmitters to pass information from a presynaptic neuron to a postsynaptic (target) cell.
D) At a chemical synapse, the binding of neurotransmitter to its receptor always excites the postsynaptic (target) cell.
E) At a chemical synapse, neurotransmitters diffuse across the synaptic cleft (space) and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic (target) cell.

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This statement is false. The binding of neurotransmitter to its receptor can excite or inhibit the postsynaptic cell, depending on the type of receptor and the neurotransmitter involved.

Which Statement About Chemical Synapses Is False