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 | | Such synapses are asymmetric both in structure and in how they operate. |
 | | Only the so-called pre-synaptic neuron secretes the neurotransmitter, which binds to (A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response) receptors facing into the synapse from the |
 | | The pre-synaptic nerve terminal generally buds from the tip of an (Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron) axon, while the post-synaptic target surface typically appears on a (Short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron) dendrite, a cell body, or another part of a cell. |
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