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Synapse

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

neurotransmitter​

2.

presynaptic axon terminal

3.

Postsynaptic dendrite

4.

reuptake receptor

5.

vesicle

6.

Receptor

7.

Reorder the following

a)

Action Potential arrives at the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron

b)

Calcium channels open and calcium enters the cell

c)

Calcium attaches to the vesicles causing them to move to docking proteins on the membrane

d)

The vesicles release the neurotransmitter via exocytosis

e)

The neurotransmitters move through synapse and bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
8.

Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Gaba

a)

Excitatory neurotransmitter

b)

Motor neurotransmitter

c)

Sensory neurotransmitter

d)

Inhibitory neurotransmitter

9.

Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Glutamate

a)

Excitatory neurotransmitter

b)

Sensory neurotransmitter

c)

Motor neurotransmitter

d)

Inhibitory neurotransmitter

10.

When the neurotransmitter, Glutamate, is released what ion diffuses into the cell?

a)

Sodium

b)

Chlorine

11.

When the neurotransmitter, GABA, is released what ion diffuses into the cell?

a)

Sodium

b)

Chlorine