Synaptic transmission Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two actions it can be?
A
Excitatory or inhibitory action
2
Q
What does a net effect of synaptic knob communicating with a neuron depend on?
A
Which nobs are activated from moment to moment
3
Q
What does the nervous system produce lots of?
A
many different neurotransmitters
4
Q
Examples of neurotransmitters
A
Acetylcholine, amino acids, peptides
5
Q
What does a synaptic cleft do?
A
Release a neurotransmitter when an action potential increases membrane permeability to Ca
6
Q
After being release what happens to neurotransmitters?
A
Decomposed or removed from synaptic cleft
