An Action Potential Has Just Arrived at the Terminal Buttons

question 100

Multiple Choice

An action potential has just arrived at the terminal buttons of a neuron. Which of the following events will occur immediately?

• A)neurotransmitters will be taken up by the postsynaptic neuron
• B)neurotransmitters will be pulled back into the presynaptic neuron
• C)neurotransmitters will be manufactured in the synaptic vesicles
• D)neurotransmitters will be released into the synaptic cleft

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Definitions:

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