what is a synaps
synapse (sinÂ´aps) , n the region of contact between the processes of two adjacent neurons forming the place where a nervous impulse is transmitted from the axon of one neuron to the dendrites of another. It also is called the. synaptic junction.xoaxonic synapse one between the axon of one neuron and the axon of another neuron. axodendritic synapse one between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of another. axodendrosomatic synapse one between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites and body of another.