The Operation of a Synapse

question 37

Multiple Choice

The operation of a synapse

• A)results from the passage of an electrical charge across the gap.
• B)involves a transmitter substance from vesicles in the presynaptic neuron that act upon receptor sites on the postsynaptic neuron.
• C)occurs only between two nerves.
• D)is limited only by the action of acetylcholinesterase.
• E)involves transduction of the electrochemical energy of an action potential into mechanical energy of movement.

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