Which of the following is an incorrect difference between electrical and chemical synapse?
Feature | Chemical synapse | Electrical synapse | |
(a) | Impulse transmission | Slower | Faster |
(b) | Synaptic cleft | Smaller | Larger |
(c) | Abundance in body | More abundant | Less abundant |
(d) | Direction of impulse | Unidirectional | Bidirectional |
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• Impulse transmission through: Chemical synapses are slower; electrical are faster.
• Synaptic cleft: Chemical cleft is larger ( 
), while electrical (gap junction) cleft is much smaller ( 
nm).
• Abundance: Chemical synapses are more common; electrical synapses are less common.
• Direction: Chemical synapses are typically unidirectional; electrical are usually bidirectional.
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