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.
The synaptic cleft is only the small gap between two neurons at the synapse, not the entire point of contact. An association neuron (interneuron) is a type of neuron found in the brain and spinal cord, not the junction between two nerve cells. A mixed nerve contains both sensory and motor fibers, not related to the connection between two neurons.
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