synaptic transmission

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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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