Question

Select the incorrect statement regarding synapses:

• A. Impulse transmission across a chemical synapse is always faster than that across an electrical synapse.
• B. The membranes of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are in close proximity in an electrical synapse.
• C. Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across the electrical synapse.
• D. Chemical synapses use neurotransmitters

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) Impulse transmission across a chemical synapse is always faster than that across an electrical synapse.