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What is The process of adding the effects of many postsynaptic potentials?

The process of adding the effects of many postsynaptic potentials is called summation. There are two types of summation: temporal summation, where postsynaptic potentials from the same presynaptic neuron add up over a short period of time, and spatial summation, where postsynaptic potentials from multiple presynaptic neurons add up at the same time. Summation ultimately determines whether an action potential will be generated in the postsynaptic neuron.


Do neurotransmitters always cause hyperpolarization of the postsynaptic membrane?

No, many neurotransmitters cause the postsynaptic membrane to be depolarized.


How many axons does each neuron have?

Most neurons have one axon, which can branch into multiple axon terminals to communicate with other neurons. However, there are some exceptions where neurons have more than one axon, such as in certain neurons within the peripheral nervous system.


What proteins does a neuron make?

A molecule is many order of magnitude smaller than a neuron. A neuron is made of molecules not the other way around.


What happens when an impulse arrives at a synapse?

The electrical impulse causes chemicals called neurotransmitters to be released from the axon terminals of the pre-synaptic neuron which diffuseacross the synaptic cleft and fit into receptors on the post-synaptic neuron.In an excitatory synapse, the presence of the neurotransmitters in the receptors of ligand-gated ion pores cause those pores to open and allow sodium ions into the post-synaptic neuron, which results in an electrotonic signal being conducted down the dendrite and soma to the axon hillock, which may initiate an action potential in the axon if enough signals are summed up at the axon hillock to reach a trigger value.

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What is The process of adding the effects of many postsynaptic potentials?

The process of adding the effects of many postsynaptic potentials is called summation. There are two types of summation: temporal summation, where postsynaptic potentials from the same presynaptic neuron add up over a short period of time, and spatial summation, where postsynaptic potentials from multiple presynaptic neurons add up at the same time. Summation ultimately determines whether an action potential will be generated in the postsynaptic neuron.


EPSPs produced by many different presynaptic fibers converging on a single postsynaptic neuron causing summation on the postsynaptic dendrites and cell body best describes?

spatial summation


Do neurotransmitters always cause hyperpolarization of the postsynaptic membrane?

No, many neurotransmitters cause the postsynaptic membrane to be depolarized.


How does the end plate potential differ from a EPSP on a post synaptic cell?

End plate potential is the change in potential from neurotransmitters. It can be excitatory or inhibitory. If the action potential wants to continue, it will be excitatory and vice versa. It can be additive, if more action potentials are fired it will increase the end plate potential. An action potential is an all or none response. It will either proceed or it will not proceed depending on the terms of the threshold. It cannot be additive, because there is an absolute refractory period where no additional action potentials can be fired.


What type of neuron has many dendrites?

multipolar neuron


How many terminals does Heathrow currently have?

Heathrow has two terminals


Does information enter a neuron through the axon?

Neurons pass information by neurotransmitters, chemicals that activate receiving neurons. These molecules (neurotransmitters) pass through what is called the synapse: a junction of an axon of the first neuron close to the dendrite of a second neuron. When the neurotransmitters act on the receiving neuron, they can activate a series of changes that cause than neuron to signal to another neuron, resulting in a chain reaction.


How many terminals at Bangkok international airport?

Only 2 terminals


How many axons does each neuron have?

Most neurons have one axon, which can branch into multiple axon terminals to communicate with other neurons. However, there are some exceptions where neurons have more than one axon, such as in certain neurons within the peripheral nervous system.


How many terminals are in the Alaska Marine Highway System?

The AMHS has 32 terminals.


What proteins does a neuron make?

A molecule is many order of magnitude smaller than a neuron. A neuron is made of molecules not the other way around.


What happens when an impulse arrives at a synapse?

The electrical impulse causes chemicals called neurotransmitters to be released from the axon terminals of the pre-synaptic neuron which diffuseacross the synaptic cleft and fit into receptors on the post-synaptic neuron.In an excitatory synapse, the presence of the neurotransmitters in the receptors of ligand-gated ion pores cause those pores to open and allow sodium ions into the post-synaptic neuron, which results in an electrotonic signal being conducted down the dendrite and soma to the axon hillock, which may initiate an action potential in the axon if enough signals are summed up at the axon hillock to reach a trigger value.