When a Nerve Impulse Reaches the Transmissive Segment of a Neuron

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a nerve impulse reaches the transmissive segment of a neuron,

• A) calcium is pumped into the neuron and neurotransmitter diffuses out through channels.
• B) calcium is released from the neuron along with neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles.
• C) calcium diffuses into the neuron and neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis.
• D) calcium and neurotransmitter diffuse into the synaptic knob.
• E) calcium is immediately pumped out of the neuron and vesicles of neurotransmitter undergo phagocytosis.

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Definitions:

Extras

Extras refers to additional items or people beyond what is necessary, often enhancing or completing something.

Attentional Blink

A momentary lapse in visual processing that occurs when two stimuli are presented in close succession.

Stroop Effect

A demonstration of interference in the reaction time of a task, where naming the color of the word takes longer and is more prone to errors when the color of the ink does not match the name of the color.

Synaptic Connections

The points at which neurons communicate with each other through the release and reception of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.