The influx of calcium into the axon terminal of a chemical synapse is responsible for

Q: What happens to conduction through axons that have lost their myelin

A: Myelin sheath is an insulating covering in the neuron over the axon. The myelin is formed in the…

Q: What would you expect to happen to neurotransmitter (NT) levels in the synaptic cleft if reuptake…

A: Neurotransmitter : It is a chemical messenger that carries , boosts and balances signals between…

Q: Name the neurotransmitter that conducts nerve impulse through synapse.

A: Neurotransmitters are signalling molecules that act on receptors of postsynaptic neurons. Neurons…

Q: List the two types of synapses?

A: There are two varieties of synapses1-Electrical synapses2-Chemical synapses

Q: Explain why a single action potential reaching a synapse is unlikely to trigger an action potential…

A: A rapid or large changes in membrane potential of nerve cells during which the potential actually…

Q: What is the benefit of having synaptic enzymes breakdown neurotransmitter molecules?

A: Answer- The synaptic enzyme is present in the synapse of the neuron. It is used to break down the…

Q: What is an electrical synapse? Where can electrical synapses be found? Identify an advantage and a…

A: The brain is the organ that is Central to the nervous system. The nerves throughout our body carries…

Q: Compare between electrical & chemical synapses

A: Synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass chemical or electrical signals to the target…

Q: Contrast the two types of summation at a synapse and explain how they function in synaptic decision…

A: Sensory neurons also make synaptic connections in the spinal cord with another type of neuron called…

Q: Which are two kinds of chemical synapses?

A: There are two divisions of the nervous system. The central nervous system includes the brain and the…

Q: Sometimes diverging circuits split into excitatory and inhibitory paths. When might such a circuit…

A: Neural Circuits The synaptic connection has different patterns between neuronal pools. They are…

Q: What are the electrical synapses?

A: The evolution of a multicellular organization was possible due to two important features or cells…

Q: What is inhibitory synapse ? Prepare the figure of inhibitorysynapse ?

A: Neurons are the unit of the nervous system which are made up of dendrites, cell body and long…

Q: What is an electrical synapse? Describe its operation

A: Synapse is the junction where the axon of one neuron cell contact with another. Two types of…

Q: hen a neuron opens voltage-gated Na+ channels, what happens to the membrane potential?

A: Introduction: Voltage-gated Na+ channels initiate and propagate action potentials in neurons and…

Q: What are Factors That Determine Synaptic Strength?

A: Homosynaptic changes comes from activity that happens at the same synapse that is modified.…

Q: What happens at the nodes of Ranvier in a myelinated axon?

A: Introduction: Myelinated axons have microscopic gaps within them called nodes of Ranvier. These gaps…

Q: What are axoaxonal synapses?

A: Axoaxonal synapse is a synapse between two nerve cells in which the nerve impulse travels from one…

Q: Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials cause what type of change at the post-synaptic membrane?

A: Excitatory  Neuron excites their target post synaptic neurones  or target cells causing it to…

Q: Explain the Contrast between postsynaptic mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory synapses?

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Q: Describe the difference between an electrical synapse and a chemicalsynapse. What advantage is…

A: The control and coordination of the body in humans occur by two systems: the nervous system and the…

Q: What is the role of calcium ions in a chemical synapse?

A: Calcium ions play important role in a chemical synapse as calcium ions trigger the release of…

Q: list at least eight ways in which the effectiveness of synapses may be altered and explain each…

A: Neurons are cells within the nervous system. They transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle,…

Q: How does synaptic transmission between neurons occur?

A: In a chemical synapse, the pre and post synaptic membranes are separated by a synaptic cleft, a…

Q: What are electrical synapses? Give some examples?

A: Electrical synapses are also known as gap junctions. It is very important in the Nervous System.…

Q: What is the function of myelin sheaths? Where are they found?

A: The nervous system is the network of neurons and nerve fibers that functions to transmit nerve…

Q: Describe the difference between electrical and chemical synapses. How are neurotransmitters…

A: Neurons and nerve impulse The nervous system is composed of many small structural units called the…

Q: A damaged axon in the PNS may be able to regenerate only if the cell body is intact. why do you…

A: A neuron comprises many dendrites and each of them has one axon, which is also known as the nerve…

Q: What causes depolarization of a neuron membrane potential

A: Neurons are the cells of the  nervous system . They are excitable cells and can conduct electrical…

Q: what happens to the conduction velocity of an axon that is isometrically twice as  big as another…

A: Axons can emanate from dendrites known as axon-carrying dendrites in some animals. No neuron ever…

Q: How is synaptic transmission terminated in the synapse or at the terminal button?

A: INTRODUCTION: The process through which a neuron can communicate with a target cell across a synapse…

Q: Why are chemically- sensitive gated channels associated with receptors at the synapse and…

A: The potential gradient that helps the movement of the ions is known as Membrane Potential. Membrane…

Q: Early in an action potential, the inside of the axon becomes less negatively charged relative to the…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: What is inhibitory synapse ? Prepare the figure of excitatorysynapse  ?

A: Introduction: synapse is the junction of a neuron that allows a neuron or nerve cell to pass an…

Q: How can a single neurotransmitter be excitatory in some cells but inhibitory in others

A: Neurotransmitters are body's chemical messengers which are used to transmit messages by nervous…

Q: How does synaptictransmission between neuronstake place?

A: The neurons are the basic component of the nervous system. The neurons also are known as nerve cells…

Q: How does an impluse travel across a synapse?

A: The synapse is the communication between the two neurons. The synapse occurs by a presynaptic cell…

Q: How is action potential propagated along the axons?

A: When a neuron's axon wants to send information along the body, it generates an action potential. It…

Q: Imagine there is a toxin that blocks voltage-gated calcium channels (there probably is). How would…

A: Nerve impulses are transmitted from one neuron to the next neuron by the process of synaptic…

Q: Does the refractory period limit the number of action potentials that a nerve cell can produce per…

A: Introduction :- The interval after an action potential is created during which the excitable cell is…

Q: neurotransmitter after being released from the synaptic vesicle?

A: The neurotransmitter after being released into synaptic cleft from the vesicles, They interact with…

Q: How the pre-synaptic neuron transmits an impulse (action potential) across the synaptic cleft to the…

A: Neurons are one of the components of the nervous system. The nervous system of an organism is quite…

Q: F in the Blanks Refer to Figure 4. How could Synapse A help to turn Synapse B into a strong synapse?

A: Synapses are the gaps between neurons which help in regulation of neuronal activity by either…