component 1 synaptic transmission

Question 1

what is synaptic transmission

Answer 1

synaptic transmission is the process by which one neuron communicates with another

Question 2

step one

Answer 2

info is passed down the axon of a neutron as an electrical impulse

Question 3

step two

Answer 3

once the impulse reaches the axon terminals it needs to be transferred to another neuron

Question 4

step three

Answer 4

the electrical impulse triggers the pre synaptic vessels of the pre synaptic neuron to release neurotransmitters

Question 5

step four

Answer 5

the chemical messengers diffuse across the synapse and bind to specialised receptor motor cells on the post synaptic neurone