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Module 3 Chapter 17 Multiple choice questions 17.6
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Electrical synapses involve connections between neurons called
adherens junctions.
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desmosomes.
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gap junctions.
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tight junctions.
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When an action potential arrives at the synaptic terminal, the opening of which ion channels is the trigger for fusion of pre-synaptic vesicles with the pre-synaptic membrane?
Voltage-gated calcium channels
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Voltage-gated chloride channels
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Voltage-gated potassium channels
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Voltage-gated sodium channels
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Which of the following is
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a common mechanism for the removal of neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft? (Please select all that apply.)
Diffusion via the extracellular fluid
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Enzymatic breakdown in the synaptic cleft
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Reuptake into the presynaptic terminal
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Uptake via the post-synaptic membrane
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