What statement about synapse activity is false? A.The input of sodium ions by AMPA receptors is triggered by glutamate binding to the same receptors. B.Calcium entering the dendritic spine during synaptic transmission activates proteins that can potentiate synapse. C.Depolarization of the membrane caused by the arrival of calcium ions makes it possible to eject sodium blocking NMDA receptors. D.Glutamate can be released by the pre-synaptic button following the arrival of an action potential via the axon.
What statement about synapse activity is false?
A.The input of sodium ions by AMPA receptors is triggered by glutamate binding to the same receptors.
B.Calcium entering the dendritic spine during synaptic transmission activates proteins that can potentiate synapse.
C.Depolarization of the membrane caused by the arrival of calcium ions makes it possible to eject sodium blocking NMDA receptors.
D.Glutamate can be released by the pre-synaptic button following the arrival of an action potential via the axon.
The actual location where information is passed between neurons is at synapses.
The connectors known as synapses are where neurons communicate with one another. One neuron communicates with a target neuron—another cell—at the synapse.
Chemical messengers are used by most synapses to communicate with one another. In other synapses, which are electrical, ions move directly between the cells.
An action potential at a chemical synapses causes the presynaptic neuron to release neurotransmitters.
These chemicals attach to receptors on the postsynaptic cell, increasing or decreasing the likelihood that an action potential will be released.
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