Read the following statements (a) – (d) about electric synapses.
(a) These synapses are very common in our neural system.
(b) Membranes of pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurons are in very close proximity.
(c) Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across these synapses.
(d) Impulse transmission across electrical synapses is slower than that across chemical synapses.
In the above, the correct statements are

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(a) and (d)

(a), (b) and (c)

(b), (c) and (d)

(b) and (c)

answer is B.

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Electrical synapses:

(a) These synapses are rare in our neural system.
(b) Membranes of pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurons are in very close proximity.
(c) Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across these synapses.
(d) Impulse transmission across an electrical synapses is faster than that across a chemical synapses.

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