Biology
The point of contact between two nerve cells is termed as :
- Synaptic cleft
- Association neuron
- Synapse
- Mixed nerve
Nervous System
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Synapse
Reason — The terminal branches of the axon of one neuron lie very close to the dendrites of another neuron. This point of contact is called a synapse.
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