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What is the Process by which ACh gets across cleft?
The transport process by which ACh is released into the synaptic cleft is called Exocytosis.
How do Presynaptic neurons release neurotransmitters?
They don't, the neurotransmitters stay on either side of the synapse. Neurotransmitters are released when the synaptic vesicles fuse with the presynaptic neuron's membrane, so as to release them into the synaptic cleft.
What is the name of the cell that releases the neurotransmitters?
Exocytosis. As a result of the influx of Calcium ions, the synaptic vesicles transport the neurotransmitter Ach (Acetylcholine) to the presynaptic membrane, the vesicles fuse to the membrane, and the neurotransmiffer, Ach, diffuses. Once the neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft, they bind to the receptors on the post synaptic membrane. Hope it helps a bit.
How does neurotransmitters initiate depolarization?
Let's picture a presynaptic neuron, a synaptic cleft, and a postsynaptic neuron. An action potential reaches the terminal of a presynaptic neurone and triggers an opening of Ca ions enters into the depolarized terminal. This influx of Ca ions causes the presynaptic vesicles to fuse with the presynaptic membrane. This releases the neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters diffuse through the synaptic cleft and bind to specific postsynaptic membrane receptors. This binding changes the receptors into a ion channel that allows cations like Na to enter into the postsynaptic neuron. As Na enters the postsynaptic membrane, it begins to depolarize and an action potential is generated.
The secretion of noradrenalin into the synaptic cleft occurs by which of the following processes a. exocytosis b. pinocytosis c. endocytosis d. active transport?
When a chemical such as noradrenalin is secreted outside of a cell, it is called exocytosis.
What causes the synaptic delay?
The cause of synaptic delay is attributed mainly to the time needed for the synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft. While it can be considered a combination of binding to the presynaptic membrane (which is relatively a transient process) and subsequent exocytosis of the neurotransmitter, the main factor is release. Additionally, it does take a very short period of time for the neurotransmitter to diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to to its receptors on the post-synaptic membrane.
Are the Autoreceptors are located on the presynaptic membrane?
Yes, Autoreceptors are located at the receptor site on the presynaptic neuron. They provide feedback on the amount of neurotransmitter release in the synaptic cleft in order to regulate its level through the activity of G proteins and second messengers.
What ion triggers the release of a neurotransmitter at the presynaptic membrane?
Calcium triggers synaptic vesicles to discharge the neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.
Explain what happens to neurotransmitters after they are released?
After neurotransmitters are released in to the synaptic cleft - from the presynaptic neuron, they bind with there specific receptor cites found on the postsynaptic neurons cell membrane. Some neurotransmitters then become inactive by enzymes whiles other simply drift away from the synaptic cleft. Reuptake can also occur where the presynaptic neuron sponges up (or takes back) the remaining neurotransmitters left behind.
What is the space between neurons across which chemical messages pass?
The space between neurons is called the synaptic cleft. It is where neurotransmitters are released by the presynaptic neuron, travel across the cleft, and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron to transmit chemical messages.
What is a presynaptic neuron?
a neuron from the axon terminal of which an electrical impulse is transmitted across a synaptic cleft to the cell body or one or more dendrites of a postsynaptic neuron by the release of a chemical neurotransmitter.
What is the narrow space that separates the motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fiber in a neuromuscular junction called?
Neuromuscular junction or neuromuscular synapse
