Synaptic Transmission

Question 1

when an AP reaches the axon terminal or the presynaptic cell what does it cause

Answer 1

V-gated Ca2+ channels to open

Question 2

when Ca2+ rushes in, what does it bind to and initiate

Answer 2

binds to regulatory proteins & initiates NT exocytosis

Question 3

after NTs diffuse across the synaptic cleft what do they bind to

Answer 3

receptors on the postsynaptic membrane

Question 4

once nts bind to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane what gets initiated

Answer 4

some sort of response on the postsynaptic cell