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Ch. 11 Introduction to the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

Chapter 11, Problem 11.9a

Identify the following as properties of electrical synapses (ES), chemical synapses (CS), or both (B).           


a. ______The plasma membranes of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are joined by gap junctions.          

b. ______Transmission is unidirectional and delayed.          

c. ______A presynaptic neuron and a postsynaptic neuron are involved.          

d. ______The use of neurotransmitters packaged into synaptic vesicles is required.          

e. ______Transmission is nearly instantaneous and bidirectional.

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