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synaptic cleft
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space between the presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes

synaptic signal
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chemical signal (neurotransmitter) that travels between nerve cells

synaptic vesicle
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spherical structure that contains a neurotransmitter

synaptonemal complex
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protein lattice that forms between homologous chromosomes during prophase I, supporting crossover

synarthrosis
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joint that is immovable

synchondrosis
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bones joined by hyaline cartilage; synchondroses are found in the epiphyseal plates of growing bones in children

syndesmosis
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joint in which the bones are connected by a band of connective tissue, allowing for more movement than in a suture

synergid
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type of cell found in the ovule sac that secretes chemicals to guide the pollen tube towards the egg

synovial joint
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only joint that has a space between the adjoining bones

systemic circulation
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flow of blood away from the heart to the brain, liver, kidneys, stomach, and other organs, the limbs, and the muscles of the body, and then the return of this blood to the heart

systems biology
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study of whole biological systems (genomes and proteomes) based on interactions within the system

systole
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contraction phase of cardiac cycle when the ventricles are pumping blood into the arteries