Which of the following rows correctly completes the following statement about synaptic transmission? The neurotransmitters contained in vesicles enter the synaptic cleft via __A______ to attach to receptor proteins in the postsynaptic membrane. Once the postsynaptic neuron has been stimulated, the neurotransmitters return via ____B_____.   a.  A  B  Exocytosis  Binding b.  A  B  Binding  Exocytosis c.  A  B  Endocytosis  Enzymatic breakdown d.  A  B  Exocytosis  Endocytosis

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A: signal to be sent down an axon of a nerve cell, an action potential must be generated.

Q: how a drug might affect the transmission of a nervous signal across the synaptic cleft from a…

A: Neurotransmission is a process that takes place across the synaptic cleft and involves the release,…

Q: Draw a sketch of a graph showing a complex AHP consisting of a first component AHP, an ADP, and a…

A: AHP is the afterhyperpolarization while ADP is afterdepolarization. In AHP the membrane potential…

Q: Put the following in the correct order. A. Neurotransmitter release B. Ca2+ entry into the…

A: Nerve cells called neurons are responsible for sending instructions throughout your body to perform…

Q: Match the description with the statement that best describes the following regions e dendrites +…

A: Neuron:

Q: A perturbation that alters the membrane potential at a site on a neuronal axon will pass to…

A: Ion transport through ion gated channels is an example of passive transport because energy is not…

Q: The neuromuscular junction is similar to synapses in the central nervous system in that: (SELECT ALL…

A: The neuromuscular junction is a specialized synapse that connects a motor neuron to a muscle fiber.…

Q: Action potentials are normally initiated at the axon hillock because a. there is a particularly high…

A: When the membrane potential of a given cell location rapidly rises and falls, an action potential…

Q: Action potentials are changes in membrane potential that are localized to a small area of the plasma…

A: Answer :  Movements potential travels alongside a neuronal axon: The action capability is pushed…

Q: Voltage-gated Na+ channels are.... (select all that apply).  Group of answer choices: A. Opened by…

A: The channels are basically membrane proteins that act as transport protein through which various…

Q: Gap junctions are dynamic structures that, like conventional ion channels, are gated: they can close…

A: An animal cell comprises of various types of intercellular junctions that form both structural as…

Q: The cell body of a neuron does all of the following except a. release neurotransmitter into the…

A: The Cell body is the neuron's core and it is also called the soma. It carries genetic information,…

Q: Which of the following is NOT an example of communication that happens from one neuron to another…

A: Answer: - Option a - Endocrine signalling (ex. hormones secreted into the bloodstream travel and…

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Q: A stimulus is detected by a sensory receptor in a specialized epithelial cell. How does it pass…

A: Sensory receptors are specialized cells that convert a specific form of environmental stimuli into…

Q: In a neuron, which of the following types of transport occur passively through channel proteins?…

A: Movement of ions across membranes can be active or passive. Active movement involves the need of ATP…

Q: Select one: a. increased amount of ATP b. movement of chlorine down its concentration gradient c.…

A: Introduction  Information is transmitted via neurons. They communicate between various brain regions…

Q: Use what you know about the physiology of neurons to answer the following questions. Treat questions…

A: Resting membrane potential is a state in which normally the neuron remains in, when there is no…

Q: Describe the action taking place at each of the numbered steps in the figure.

A: Answer- At the time of nerve impulse conduction, The action potential propogates from the pre- to…

Q: A fellow classmate is planning to study endocytosis at neuronal synapses for their senior thesis. He…

A: Endocytosis is described as a the process in which the cell membrane's flexibility helps them in…

Q: identify the key type(s) of cell junctions present in this image (for example, tight junctions, gap…

A: The histological slice of human cerebral cortex tissue exhibits dark blue coloured nuclei scattered…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding polarized membranes is incorrect? a. There is a…

A: At rest, the ionic composition of the interior and outside of a neuronal membrane varies. As a…

Q: The post synaptic cell will become depolarized and propagate an action potential if the summation of…

A: The nervous system consists of neurons and glial cells. Neurons and glial cells are involved in…

Q: Neurotransmitters are released from neurons due to the opening of ____________. Select one: a.…

A: Neuron is the sub unit of nervous system. It helps in coordinating the different body parts via…

Q: Depolarization and repolarization changes that occur during the action potential are produced by…

A: Introduction: Just neurons and muscle cells are fit for creating an action potential and that…

Q: When an action potential arrives in an axon terminal, synaptic vesicles containing acetylcholine are…

A: Acetylcholine is the main neurotransmitter of the nervous system. It is associated with many…

Q: Axons can be extremely long and winding. What structural property allows them to maintain the…

A: The structural and functional unit of the nervous system is called a neuron. A neuron is composed of…

Q: How are vesicles with neurotransmitter transported to the synaptic cleft? A. Retrograde, slow…

A: Nervous system is a body system which is involved in transmission of impulse, control as well as…

Q: A channel opens on a postsynaptic membrane that causes a negative ion to leave the cell. What type…

A: Graded potentials are changes in membrane potential that vary in size, as opposed to being…

Q: For this question you may use either a neuron or a skeletal muscle fiber (but not both) to answer.…

A: Nerve conduction is a general term for electrical signals carried by nerve cells. A gap called a…

Q: A hyperpolarized cell can be generated when:   Group of answer choices A. ligand-gated ionotropic…

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Q: The is morphological difference between bipolar neurons and unipolar neurons and that determines how…

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