The Operation of a Synapse

question 114

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 acts upon a receptor site in the postsynaptic neuron.
• C) occurs only between two nerves.
• D) is limited only by the action of acetylcholinesterase.
• E) requires neurotransmitter to pass directly through the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic nerve.

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