Neutrophils (Microscopic 3D Schematic)

Neutrophils (Microscopic 3D Schematic)

Virus with DNA helix (microscopic 3D schematic)

Virus with DNA helix (microscopic 3D schematic)

Synaptic transmission in frontal cortex (medical 3D schematic)

Synaptic transmission in frontal cortex (medical 3D schematic)

The nervous system is composed of a large number of neurons. These neurons are not connected by protoplasm in structure, only in contact with each other, and the site of contact is called a synapse. Due to the different contact sites, synapses can be mainly divided into three categories: axon cytoplasmic synapses; Axonal dendritic synapse; Axon axon synapse. The axon terminals of a neuron repeatedly branch and swell into cup-shaped or spherical shapes, known as synaptic bodies, which come into contact with the cell bodies or processes of postsynaptic neurons. A presynaptic neuron can form synapses with many postsynaptic neurons, and a postsynaptic neuron can also form synapses with the axon terminals of many presynaptic neurons.