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What mechanism causes the release of neurotransmitter from the synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft?
What mechanism causes the release of neurotransmitter from the synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft?
- Re-uptake
- Enzymatic destruction
- Diffusion
- Exocytosis (correct)
What stops the influx of Ca++ at the axon terminal after the release of neurotransmitter?
What stops the influx of Ca++ at the axon terminal after the release of neurotransmitter?
- Closure of Ca++ channels (correct)
- Diffusion of Ca++ into the synaptic cleft
- Enzymatic destruction of Ca++
- Re-uptake of Ca++ by postsynaptic neuron
What is the term for a synapse between a neuron and an effector organ such as a muscle or a gland?
What is the term for a synapse between a neuron and an effector organ such as a muscle or a gland?
- Neuroeffector junction (correct)
- Axodendritic synapse
- Axoaxonic synapse
- Axosomatic synapse
What is the term for a ligand that binds to a receptor protein?
What is the term for a ligand that binds to a receptor protein?
Which process for neurotransmitter removal involves the neurotransmitter simply diffusing away?
Which process for neurotransmitter removal involves the neurotransmitter simply diffusing away?
What is the traditional usage of the term 'synapse' in physiology?
What is the traditional usage of the term 'synapse' in physiology?
Which type of synapse is responsible for allowing ions or secondary messengers to flow from one cell to another?
Which type of synapse is responsible for allowing ions or secondary messengers to flow from one cell to another?
At which type of synapse does one neuron secrete a neurotransmitter into extracellular space upon the arrival of an action potential?
At which type of synapse does one neuron secrete a neurotransmitter into extracellular space upon the arrival of an action potential?
Which type of synapse is important in the development of the nervous system according to recent studies?
Which type of synapse is important in the development of the nervous system according to recent studies?
Which type of synapse allows a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell?
Which type of synapse allows a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell?
