Diagram a chemical synapse, labeling the vesicles thatcontain neurotransmitter molecules and the receptors thatbind the neurotransmitter to produce either an inhibitory oran excitatory stimulus in the postsynaptic cell.

Q: In the central nervous system there may be many synaptic inputs on a postsynaptic neurons.  How does…

A: A single axon will have multiple branches, permitting it to create synapses on varied postsynaptic…

Q: Describe the events that happen in between synapse. Start with an action potential in the…

A: The neurons are the cells of the nervous system that are responsible for generation and conduction…

Q: describe the location of neurotansmitters within an axon and explain the relationship between…

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Q: Concisely describe five steps that occur between the arrival of an action potential at the axon…

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Q: draw the events occuring at an excitatory synapse and an inhibitory synapse and name one excitatory…

A: The action potential travels from one neuron to another and generates a response as a result of the…

Q: When ionotropic receptors allow the influx of ions, the postsynaptic cell depolarizes. When they…

A: The neurons are the cells of nervous system that has the conducting capability. The nerve impulse…

Q: Contrast the postsynaptic mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory synapses. give the idea behind and…

A: Synapse connects the presynaptic and post synaptic neuron. Excitatory synapse would cause the…

Q: Describe the release of neurotransmitter in a chemical synapse.

A: Synapse is a junction between neurons or small gap at neuron end. It helps in signal transmission…

Q: Describe in words the sequence of events that occurs at an excitatory chemical synapse when an…

A: An excitatory synapse is one in which a presynaptic neuron's action potential increases the…

Q: Define each of the following and explain its importance to neuronal function: dendrites, soma, axon,…

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Q: Describe how gating of Na+ and K+ in the axon membrane results in the production of an action…

A: In reaction to stimuli, the axon membrane permeability to K+ and Na+ depends on the opening of gated…

Q: If the plasma membrane of an electrically excitable cellwere depolarized to threshold in the center…

A: An action potential is defined as a swift increase that is followed by a drop in the voltage or…

Q: Describe how the permeability of the axon membrane to Na+ and K+ is regulated and how changes in…

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Q: Describe how following a threshold stimulus, a action potential is carried along an unmyelinated…

A: Myelination refers to the presence of a myelin sheath on the axons. Myelin sheath is composed of…

Q: Describe the molecular machinery required for neurotransmitter release at the synapse

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Q: Suppose you stimulate an axon so that you generate an actionpotential at both ends at the same…

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Q: Define synapse and the role of neurotransmitters.

A: There is a gap between the two neurons which is called synapse where the nerve impulses relayed by…

Q: EPSP acilitates depolarization of postsynaptic mem ne by increasing the permeability of the membrane…

A: Answer.    The correct answer is option (d) An EPSP facilitate depolarization of the postsynaptic…

Q: An action potential has reached the axon terminal of a presynaptic cell. As a result of the action…

A: An action potential can be defined as a short-term change that can be observed in electrical…

Q: Define inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)

A: The neurotransmitter diffuses across the synapse, combines with the specific receptor sites on the…

Q: Describe the changes that occur during the depolarizationand repolarization phases of an action…

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Q: Diagram a simple circuit that includes a sensory neuron thatsynapses with a motor neuron to produce…

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A: Neurotransmitters are mainly referred to as the body’s chemical messengers. They are the particles…

Q: Assume a neuron is at rest and the following changes happen: Step 1: Neurotransmitter binds to an…

A: Neurotransmitters are compounds secreted from neurons at the synapse. The neurotransmitters can…

Q: Draw a presynaptic and postsynaptic neuron at to demonstrate the release and acceptance of a…

A: SNARE protein play important role in release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles  as they…

Q: Relate the activities at a synapse to the probability that a neuron will produce an action…

A: The nervous system is made up of a number of fundamental units called neurons. They are electrically…

Q: Explain the mechanism by which action potentials are prevented from being propagated to a…

A: Action potential Is a shift in the resting membrane potential that is immediate, rapid, transitory,…

Q: Consider the following three diagrams of a nerve cell membrane. They show resting potential,…

A: Cells are in resting membrane potential due to the differential ion concentrations inside and…

Q: Explain the effects of neurotransmitter binding toreceptors in a chemical synapse

A: Neurotransmitters are the body's chemical messengers. The first neurotransmitter was acetylcholine.…

Q: Explain the following; If a drug partly blocks a membrane’s potassium channels, how…

A: Potassium channels are most widely distributed ionic pores present in the living organisms. These…

Q: Name three ways to stop the effect of a neurotransmitteron the postsynaptic membrane. Give an…

A: Neurotransmitters are chemical messenger that plays an important role in the neural communication of…

Q: explain the simplified version of the synaptic process resulting in long-term potentiation and…

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