All of the 12 Cranial Nerves Come from One of the Three

question 10

True/False

All of the 12 cranial nerves come from one of the three parts of the brainstem.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs located in nerve terminals that store neurotransmitters released during synaptic transmission.

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap at a synapse between neurons, across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit electrical signals from one neuron to another.

Presynaptic Terminal

The part of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters to send signals to a neighboring post-synaptic cell.

Sarcolemma

The sarcolemma is the specialized plasma membrane surrounding striated muscle fiber cells.