AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reuptake is the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neurotransmitter transporter located along the plasma membrane of an axon terminal (i.e., the pre-synaptic neuron at a synapse) or glial cell after it has performed its function of transmitting a neural impulse.

Detailed explanation-2: -Excess neurotransmitters in the synapse are reabsorbed into the sending neurons through the process of reuptake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once the signal is delivered, excess neurotransmitters in the synapse drift away, are broken down into inactive fragments, or are reabsorbed in a process known as reuptake. Reuptake involves the neurotransmitter being pumped back into the neuron that released it, in order to clear the synapse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neurotransmitters: Fade away (a process called diffusion). Are reabsorbed and reused by the nerve cell that released it (a process called reuptake).

Detailed explanation-5: -An action potential travels the length of the axon and causes release of neurotransmitter into the synapse.