Facilitated Diffusion and Active Transport Require a Carrier Protein to Mediate

question 80

True/False

Facilitated diffusion and active transport require a carrier protein to mediate the movement across the plasma membrane.

---

Definitions:

Interneurons

Neurons that provide connections between sensory and motor neurons, as well as between themselves, to integrate sensory input and motor output.

Axons

Long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Synaptic Knob

The part of a neuron that connects to another neuron or muscle cell, facilitating the transmission of neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or a neuron and a muscle cell, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted from one cell to another.