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A diagram showing the synapse between a sensory neurone and a relay neurone. It depicts the axon terminal of the sensory neurone containing synaptic vesicles filled with chemical neurotransmitters, the synaptic cleft (gap), and the membrane of the relay neurone with specific receptor proteins.

Describe how a nerve impulse is transmitted from the sensory neurone to the relay neurone across the synapse.

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