Synaptic Transmission

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    Emily Orrell

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    • What is the abbreviation to remember the process?
      I V N E
      I'm Very Naughty Everyday.
    • What does the I stand for?
      Impulse arrive at the axon terminal of the pre synaptic neuron.
    • What does the V stand for?
      Causes vesicles to release a neurotransmitter into the synapse.
    • What is a Vesicle?
      A small sack of fluid
    • What does the N stand for?
      The neurotransmitter then crosses the synapse and binds to the receptor sites on the dendrite of the post synaptic neuron.
    • What does the E stand for?
      Causes an electrical impulse to fire down the post synaptic neuron.
    • What happens if the neurotransmitter is Excitatory?
      It causes the post synaptic neuron to fire.
    • What happens if the neurotransmitter is inhibitory?
      It prevents the post synaptic neuron from firing.
    • What is summation?
      When neurons receive excitatory and inhibitory signals at the same time. These are added up in the process called summation.
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