Arrival of an Action Potential at the Synaptic Knob Results

question 130

Multiple Choice

Arrival of an action potential at the synaptic knob results in

• A) opening of voltage-gated calcium channels and diffusion of calcium into the synaptic knob.
• B) opening of voltage-gated calcium channels and diffusion of calcium out of the synaptic knob to the interstitial fluid.
• C) closure of voltage-gated calcium channels in the synaptic knob membrane.
• D) opening of chemically gated calcium channels and diffusion of calcium into the synaptic knob.
• E) opening of chemically gated calcium channels and diffusion of calcium out of the synaptic knob to the interstitial fluid.

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