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The synapse

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Synapse definition -what is the specific synapse between a motor neuron and muscle called

Back (Answer)

the small spaces between neurons or neurons and effectors neuromuscular junction

#2
Front (Question)

Step 1: nerve impulses (AKA ___) move along the axon to the ________ (aka. ____) which has small ________ containing neurotransmitters

Back (Answer)

action potential, endplate/presynaptic knob, vesicles

#3
Front (Question)

Step 2: the neurotransmitters (specific name is _______) are released from where and travel where via _______

Back (Answer)

acetylcholine from the presynaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron via diffusion

#4
Front (Question)

Step 3: Neurotransmitters bind to _______ on the postsynaptic neuron (specifically where)

Back (Answer)

to the receptors on dendrites

#5
Front (Question)

Step 4: What type of neurotransmitter opens the channel (Specifically which type). what does this cause.

Back (Answer)

excitatory na+ depolarization

#6
Front (Question)

Step 5: what process happens

Back (Answer)

action potential

#7
Front (Question)

Step 6: what happens to the neurotransmitter when its time for the sodium channels to close.

Back (Answer)

deactivated by enzyme called cholinesterase

#8
Front (Question)

Step 7: post synaptic neuron undergoes ______. what happens to the components of the neurornasmitters

Back (Answer)

repolarization they are reabosrbed by the presynaptic knob and repackaged in vesicles