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Question 1

Presynaptic membrane

Answer 1

The membrane
of a terminal button that lies adjacent to
the postsynaptic membrane and through
which the neurotransmitter is released

Question 2

Postsynaptic membrane

Answer 2

The cell membrane opposite the terminal button in a synapse; the membrane of the cell that
receives the message.

Question 3

Synaptic Vesicle

Answer 3

A small, hollow, beadlike structure found in
terminal buttons; contains molecules of a
neurotransmitter