The process of synaptic transmission Flashcards

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what is synaptic transmission?

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The process where neighbouring neuron’s communicate by sending messages across the synapse that separates them

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1st step

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Information passed down the axon as action potential

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2nd step

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Action potential reaches end of axon, it needs to be transferred to another neuron by crossing the synaptic gap

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