STRUCTURE

• KEY FEATURES OF A SYNAPSE?

  • myelin sheath
  • axon of presynaptic neurone
  • membrane of presynaptic neurone
  • mitochondria
  • SER
  • synaptic vesicle containing neurotransmitter
  • calcium ion protein channel
  • membrane of postsynaptic neurone
  • neurotransmitter molecules
  • synaptic cleft
  • sodium ion protein channels
• EXAMPLE OF A SYNAPSE AND THE MOLECULES?

  cholinergic synapse

  -> acetylcholine