Neurotransmitters Are Chemicals That Transmit a Nerve Impulse Across the Gap

question 15

Multiple Choice

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit a nerve impulse across the gap between nerve endings.These chemicals are often large and unable to pass through the membrane,so the cell packages them in a vesicle that can fuse with the plasma membrane.The inside of the vesicle opens to the outside of the cell,releasing the neurotransmitters into the gap.This type of transport of cellular products is called

• A) pinocytosis.
• B) receptor-mediated endocytosis.
• C) exocytosis.
• D) phagocytosis.

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