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Consider a neuron-neuron synapse. Match the description with the presynaptic or postsynaptic neuron.Action potential travels away from the synapse via this neuron.Answer 1 Question 15Releases neurotransmitter.Answer 2 Question 15First in the chain of neurons.Answer 3 Question 15Second in the chain of neurons.Answer 4 Question 15

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Consider a neuron-neuron synapse. Match the description with the presynaptic or postsynaptic neuron.Action potential travels away from the synapse via this neuron.Answer 1 Question 15Releases neurotransmitter.Answer 2 Question 15First in the chain of neurons.Answer 3 Question 15Second in the chain of neurons.Answer 4 Question 15

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  1. Action potential travels away from the synapse via this neuron - Postsynaptic neuron
  2. Releases neurotransmitter - Presynaptic neuron
  3. First in the chain of neurons - Presynaptic neuron
  4. Second in the chain of neurons - Postsynaptic neuron

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Which of the following statements concerning a chemical synapse is true?Question 25Select one:a.Neurotransmitter is released in response to an action potential arriving at the axon hillock.b.Neurotransmitter is actively transported across the synaptic cleft.c.Neurotransmitter binds to its receptors on the postsynaptic membrane.d.The synapse consists of a presynaptic dendrite, a postsynaptic cell and an interstitial space between them (known as the synaptic cleft).e.The synapse consists of a presynaptic dendrite, a postsynaptic neuron and an interstitial space between them (known as the presynaptic cleft).

A postsynaptic neuron responds to neurotransmitters released by a presynaptic neuron by creating

At a synapse, the neuron that responds to the neurotransmitter is the Blank______ neuron.Multiple choice question.postsynapticpresynaptic

In the sequence of events in neurotransmission, which event occurs just after the action potential arrives at the presynaptic terminal?Group of answer choicesPackaging of the neurotransmitterDelivery of the neurotransmitter to the presynaptic terminalFusion of the synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic membraneInflux of Ca2+ into the presynaptic terminalRelease of the neurotransmitter

By which process do neurotransmitters travel across a synapse?

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