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When a nerve impulse (action potential) arrives at a synapse, calcium ions are absorbed into the neuron. they stimulate the synaptic vesicles, containing neurotransmitter, to fuse with the cell membrane and release the neurotransmitter into the synapse.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoCalcium also plays an important role in the central nervous system, especially within the brain. Calcium ions are essential in converting electrical impulses into chemical signals in the brain. The presence of calcium ions in the synaptic vesicles triggers the neurotransmitters to be released into the synaptic cleft. The signal can then cross the cleft and fuse with the dendrite on the other side, effectively helping to pass the signal to wherever it needs to go in the brain.
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∙ 13y agoNo, the nervous system senses change, analyzes change, and response to change. It does not store calcium.
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Does the skin store calcium?
No, the skeletal system stores calcium.
Does too much calcium in the blood depress the nervous system?
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What substance is released by the nervous system and excites muscle cells?
Calcium
What happens if your nervous system is slowed?
The answer is that you will never be nervous again and that you have to much caffeine causing your body losing calcium.
Is such an important function that your nervous system will not let you have complete control over it?
calcium metabolism
What does your skeletal system store?
calcium or oxygen or blood tada
What are the effects of not taking calcium?
Your nervous system needs calcium to function. If you don't have it in your diet then your body will extract calcium from your bones to supply it. This leads to things like "brittle bone disease". In other words, it will weaken your skeletal structure to keep you alive. Breaking a bone is secondary, to your body, to keeping your nervous system alive.
Which is not a factor for why your body needs calcium in significant amounts?
*Calcium maintains healthy red blood cells. Calcium is part of a functioning of the nervous system. Calcium is important in blood clotting. Calcium helps forms and maintain bones and teeth.
What organ system does the brain belong too?
The nervous system The central nervous system
What happens if your calcium ion concentration drops by 50 percent?
In all likelihood you would die as calcium is essential for both muscle contraction and nervous system communication.
Does the central nervous system consist of the somatic nervous system?
No. Nervous System is comprised of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) The PNS is comprised of the Somatic Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System The Autonomic Nervous System is comprised of the Sympathetic Nervous System, the Parasympathetic Nervous System and the Enteric Nervous System
What comprises the nervous system?
The Sympathetic Nervous System and the Parasympathetic Nervous System
