The junction through which nerve impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another is called :
Synapse
A synapse is the functional junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the next neuron, across which the nerve impulse passes.
At a chemical synapse the arriving impulse releases neurotransmitters (such as acetylcholine) into the narrow synaptic cleft; they bind to receptors on the next neuron and start a new impulse there.
The dendrite receives signals, the axon carries the impulse away from the cell body, and the myelin sheath is the fatty insulating cover around the axon that speeds up conduction; none of these is the junction itself.
Hence, Synapse.
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