Communication of Neural Signals Across the Synapse Involves

question 23

Multiple Choice

Communication of neural signals across the synapse involves

• A) the opening of transmitter-gated channels in the axon terminal.
• B) voltage changes that open chloride channels in the presynaptic membrane.
• C) vesicles that take up transmitter molecules into the axon terminal.
• D) the binding of transmitter at postsynaptic receptors triggering membrane potentials.
• E) direct electrical contact of the pre- and post-synaptic membranes.

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