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Applied Human Biology Unit 1
A2 Nervous System
Synaptic Transmission
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What is a
synaptic
cleft?
where the
neurons
do not touch and is separated by a
narrow gap
What is the
presynaptic
neurone?
the
axon terminal
membrane of the neuron carrying the
impulse
to the synapse.
What is postsynaptic
membrane?
the
membrane
of the cell body or dendrite or the
neuron
carrying the impulse away from the synapse.
What are neurotransmitter?
they are the chemical molecules used by the nervous system to transmit
messages
between
neurons
, or from neurons to muscles
What is the axon terminal?
When the
nerve impulse
reaches the
dendrites
at the end of one axon.
What does the threshold level mean?
the point at which
increasing stimuli
trigger the generation of an
electrical impulse.
What does a reflect arc need?
Atleast
two
neurones