LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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What are the differences between electrical and chemical synapses? Which is the more common type of synapse in humans?
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- What are electrical synapses? Give some examples?arrow_forwardWhat are the components of a synapse? What is thepurpose of a synapse?arrow_forwardWhich statement is TRUE about the synapse? Neurotransmitters shuttle the signal back and forth between the pre- and post-synaptic cell. The pre-synaptic cell and post-synaptic cell are in direct contact, allowing the electrical signal to seamlessly flow from one to the other. The action potential jumps from the pre-synaptic cell into the post-synaptic cell. The action potential ends in the pre-synaptic cell and neurotransmitters carry the signal across the synaptic cleft to the post-synaptic cell.arrow_forward
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- What are the 3 parts of chemical synapse and what happens at each location?arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements does not accurately describe a synapses? A) Both chemical and electrical synapses relay information through similar mechanisms. B) Both chemical and electrical synapses relay information from neurons to target cells. C) Electrical synapses have no gaps between the neuron and target cell. D) Chemical synapses have a gap between the neuron and target cell.arrow_forwardWhat is long-term potentiation (LTP) and how does it occur? What changes in the cell should we expect to observe when a synapse is in a "potentiated" state?arrow_forward
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