Synapses Flashcards
1
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Synapses
A
site of communication
2
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Electrical Synapses
A
Gap junctions - can travel straight over the synapse
3
Q
Electrical Synapses allow
A
synchronization
4
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Chemical Synapses
A
information passes chemically
5
Q
synaptic cleft
A
space between pre-synaptic & post synaptic
6
Q
excitatory
A
increases the probability of an action potential occurring in a postsynaptic cell
7
Q
inhibitory
A
they decrease the likelihood that the neuron will fire an action potential
8
Q
common neuro transmitters
A
acetycholine
gamme-aminobutyric acid
dopamine
serotonin
