Dense-Core Vesicles Are Often Found

question 13

Multiple Choice

Dense-core vesicles are often found

• A) near somatic and perisynaptic release sites.
• B) in the nucleus of dopaminergic neurons.
• C) diffusing through the CSF.
• D) in axon terminals of magnocellular neurons.
• E) in retinal amacrine cells.

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Definitions:

Mantle Plumes

Columns of hot, solid material that rise from deep within the Earth's mantle and can cause volcanic hotspots.

Seamounts

Submerged mountain ranges or isolated peaks formed by volcanic activity beneath the ocean surface, often rising several thousand feet from the seabed.

Volcanic Eruptions

The process where magma, ash, and gases are expelled from a volcano, significantly impacting the surrounding environment.

Back-Arc Basin

A geological formation that occurs on the side of a subduction zone opposite the volcanic arc, where the oceanic crust is spreading and thinning.