An Action Potential Has Just Arrived at the Terminal Buttons

question 30

Multiple Choice

An action potential has just arrived at the terminal buttons of a neuron.Which event 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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