The Synapse Between Two Neurons Is Surrounded by Many Structures

question 62

Multiple Choice

The synapse between two neurons is surrounded by many structures, such as a(n) _____, which contributes to chemical neurotransmission by supplying the building blocks for neurotransmitters, confining the movement of the neurotransmitters to the synapse, and cleaning up excess neurotransmitters.

• A)astrocyte
• B)storage granule
• C)synaptic cleft
• D)presynaptic membrane

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Definitions:

Plato

An ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle, known for his works on forms, ethics, and politics.

World of Becoming

In Plato’s metaphysics, the world we live in, the world of change and objects perceived by the senses.

World of Being

In Plato’s metaphysics, the world of ideal Forms, a world that is unchanging, a world we can know only through reason.

Berkeley

Represents George Berkeley, an 18th-century philosopher known for his theory of immaterialism, arguing that material objects exist only in the mind and through perception.