The neurotransmitter that is released from the presynaptic neuron must diffuse across the ..... (location) before reaching the postsynaptic neuron.

SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY

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The neurotransmitter that is released from the presynaptic neuron must diffuse across the ____ (location) before reaching the postsynaptic neuron.

A	Dendrite
B	Axon
C	Synaptic Cleft
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The intracellular calcium influx causes synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitter to fuse with the presynaptic membrane. The neurotransmitter diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the neurotransmitter has been secreted into the synaptic cleft, it binds to specific receptors on the postsynaptic cell, thereby generating a postsynaptic electrical signal, as described in much more detail in Chapter 7.

Detailed explanation-3: -In response to a threshold action potential or graded electrical potential, a neurotransmitter is released at the presynaptic terminal. The released neurotransmitter may then move across the synapse to be detected by and bind with receptors in the postsynaptic neuron.

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