The ______ is the point of connection between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland.

A synaptic connection between a neuron and a muscle cell is called a ________ .

Neurons are specialised to receive, conduct and transmit ______ .

Synapses are key to the brain’s function, especially when it comes to _______.

The term synapse was first introduced in 1897 by physiologist ______ ?

Synapses are composed of…?

The synaptic knob of the pre-synaptic cell contains…?

Most synapses are chemical, and these synapses communicate using chemical messengers called…

The postsynaptic ending contains…

The typical synaptic cleft is about ______ wide.

Which of the following ions cause the presynaptic vesicles to fuse with the presynaptic membrane and release a neurotransmitter into the synaptic area?

Inside the axon terminal of a sending cell are many_______, that are membrane-bound spheres filled with neurotransmitter molecules.

In order for an impulse to be transmitted from one neuron to the next or from a neuron to its destination, a neurotransmitter must be released from __________.

If K + or chlorine ion (Cl –) gates open (allowing K + to exit or Cl –to enter), the membrane becomes more polarised (hyperpolarised), which results in an____.

Different _______ are receptors for different neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmitter release occurs through the process of…?

Once released, neurotransmitter molecules typically produce signals in postsynaptic neurons by…?

After release, most neurotransmitters are deactivated by…?

If positive ion gates open (allowing more Na + and Ca 2+ to enter than K + to exit), the membrane becomes depolarised, which results in an ______.

The integration of postsynaptic potentials that occur in different locations—but at about the same time—is known as…?

Electrical synapses transmit signals _____ than chemical synapses do.

What happens to excess neurotransmitter produced by presynaptic neurons?

The integration of postsynaptic potentials that occur in the same place—but at slightly different times—is called…?

For the signal to end, the synaptic cleft must be _______ of neurotransmitter.

During termination of signal the neurotransmitter may be broken down by…

What determines the effect of neurotransmitter release on the post-synaptic neurons?

Neurotransmitters can inhibit or excite neurons. ______, for example, is inhibitory whereas ______ is excitatory.

Synaptic vesicles discharge _________ at the neuromuscular junction.