Why are synaptic vesicles present in axon but not in dendrites

Q: If a pre-synaptic cell releases a large amount of excitatory neurotransmitter into the synaptic…

A: Neurons are excitable cells that are specialized to carry electrical signals, often across long…

Q: What is secreted at axon terminals?

A: Axon terminals are present at the end of the axon of a neuron. These are tiny swellings that are…

Q: Sometimes diverging circuits split into excitatory and inhibitory paths. When might such a circuit…

A: Neural Circuits The synaptic connection has different patterns between neuronal pools. They are…

Q: Why is Myelin made up of Lipids and protein macromolecules?

A: Myelin is a sheath-like substance that surrounds nerve fibres, insulating & protecting them.…

Q: Using the neurons below, how can you decrease the connection strength (amplitude of EPSP) onto the…

A: Disclaimer: "Since you have asked multiple questions, according to the guidelines of Bartleby, only…

Q: If the plasma membrane of an electrically excitable cellwere depolarized to threshold in the center…

A: An action potential is defined as a swift increase that is followed by a drop in the voltage or…

Q: In 1947, Donal Hebb took some rats home from his lab at McGill University. Hebb let these rats grow…

A: Main morphological difference between neurons of rats growing in laboratory v/s rats growing in…

Q: Why is saltatory conduction along a myelinated axon faster than continuous conduction along an…

A: The cell body comprises the nucleus and other cell organelles. Dendrites expand from the cell body…

Q: What are the differences between myelinated and unmyelinated axons? Which conducts axon potentials…

A: Neurons(nerve cells) are defined as the specialized cell which acts as the fundamental unit of brain…

Q: A damaged axon in the PNS may be able to regenerate only if the cell body is intact. why do you…

A: A neuron comprises many dendrites and each of them has one axon, which is also known as the nerve…

Q: what happens to the conduction velocity of an axon that is isometrically twice as  big as another…

A: Axons can emanate from dendrites known as axon-carrying dendrites in some animals. No neuron ever…

Q: What is the role of calcium in neuronal communication at the axon terminal?  What would be prevented…

A: The transmission of nerve impulse from one neuron to the next neuron occurs at the axon terminal…

Q: What are the terms for dendritic, axonal, and synaptic morphologies and how can they be…

A: Dendrites, axons and synapse all are the parts of neurons. Neuron is the basic functional unit of…

Q: What is the term used to describe the rounded lump located at the end of the axon?

A: Neurons, often known as Nerve cells, are chief components and the structural and basic units of the…

Q: presynaptic cell synaptic cleft postsynaptic cell dendrite O 1,2,3,4 O 1,3,4 O2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5

A: Synapse is the junction point between two neurons. Nerve impulsive is passed from one neuron to the…