MATCHING Match Each Item with the Correct Description Below

question 81

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct description below.

-resembling

• A)-oid
• B)somat/o
• C)hyper-
• D)melan/o
• E)dys-
• F)-plasm

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Definitions:

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit signals across a synapse to another nerve cell, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Synaptic Cleft

Space between the presynaptic and the postsynaptic membranes.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The part of the cell membrane of a neuron that is on the receiving end of a synapse, where neurotransmitter receptors are located.