45. Nervous System
Neurons and Action Potentials
Multiple Choice
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the transmission across a typical chemical synapse is true?
A
Neurotransmitter molecules are stored in vesicles in the dendrites.
B
Action potentials trigger chemical changes that make the neurotransmitter vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane of the receiving cell.
C
Vesicles containing neurotransmitter molecules diffuse to the receiving cell's plasma membrane.
D
Neurotransmitter molecules bind to receptors in the sending cell's plasma membrane.
E
The binding of neurotransmitter molecules to receptors on the postsynaptic cell membrane results in changes to the behavior of the postsynaptic cell.
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