Chapter 5

Question 1

Information passing from one neuron to another is called

Answer 1

Synaptic transmission

Question 2

In _________ synapses ionic current travels through gap junctions.

Answer 2

Electrical

Question 3

An excitatory postsynaptic potential is a

Answer 3

Depolarization in a postsynaptic neuron

Question 4

Vesicles cluster near the presynaptic

Answer 4

Active zone

Question 5

A synapse between 2 axons is called

Answer 5

Axonaxonic

Question 6

A synapse between a neuron and muscle is called a

Answer 6

Neuromuscular junction

Question 7

The neurotransmitter at a synapse between a neuron and a muscle is

Answer 7

Acetylcholine

Question 8

Neurotransmitters are packaged into

Answer 8

Vesicles

Question 9

___________ summation is the combination of many EPSPs happening ay different places on the dendrite all at the same time

Answer 9

Spatial

Question 10

Neurotransmitters can activate __________, which then activate G-proteins to produce a slow, lasting cellular response

Answer 10

G-protein-coupled reactions