The gap between the transmitting and receiving neurons in a chemical synapse is known as the
A) node of Ranvier.
B) ion channel.
C) gap junction.
D) synaptic cleft.

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The gap between the transmitting and receiving neurons in a chemical synapse is known as the synaptic cleft. The node of Ranvier refers to a small gap in the myelin sheath of some nerve fibers, the ion channel refers to a protein that creates a pore in a cell membrane allowing specific ions to go in or out, and gap junctions refer to specialized intercellular connections between a multitude of animal cell-types.

The Gap Between the Transmitting and Receiving Neurons in a Chemical