Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 93

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Cecil Rhodes

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Short-lived changes in the electrical potential of a cell's membrane, leading to the transmission of nerve impulses.

Chemical Synapse

A chemical synapse is a type of synapse that utilizes chemical messengers, known as neurotransmitters, to transmit signals between neurons across a synaptic gap.

Presynaptic Terminal

The end point of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored before being released into the synaptic cleft.

Receptor Molecules

Specialized proteins located on the surface of or within cells, which bind to specific substances, leading to a cellular response.