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what is synaptic transmission
the process in which one
neuron
communicates with another
how is information passed down the axon?
as an
electrical impulse
known as
action potential
once the action potential reaches the axon terminal what is needed?
it needs to be
transferred
to another
neuron
or
tissue
what must the action potential cross?
the
synaptic cleft
what is the synaptic cleft between?
the
presynaptic neuron
and the
postsynaptic neuron
what is in the axon terminal?
synaptic vesicles
what do synaptic vesicles contain?
neurotransmitters
what happens when the action potential reaches these synaptic vesicles?
they release their contents of
neurotransmitters
Where do neurotransmitters carry the signal?
across the
synaptic cleft
how is synaptic transmission completed?
the
neurotransmitters
bind to
receptor sites
on the
post synaptic
cell
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