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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Synaptic Vesicle

Secretory vesicle in the presynaptic terminal containing neurotransmitter substances.

Chemical Synapse

A specialized junction at which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synaptic cleft using chemical messengers.

Presynaptic Terminal

The end of a nerve fiber where the release of chemicals (neurotransmitters) occurs, enabling the transfer of the signal to another neuron's receptor site.

Postsynaptic Membrane

Refers to the membrane on the neuron receiving end of a synapse, where neurotransmitters are received.

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