Types of synapses

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  • Types of synapses
    • Inhibitory synapses
      • Makes AP < likely in PO cell
      • NT from these synapses opens channels for Cl- & K+ in the PO membrane
        • Ions will move through the channels down their diffusion gradients
          • Cl- in
            • > PD across the membrane as the inside becomes more -ve than usual
              • K+ out
              • HYPERPOLARISATION
                • Makes depolarisation < likely
                • More excitatory synapses will be required to depolarise the membrane
          • K+ out
    • Excitatory synpases
      • Make the PO membrane more permeable to Na+
      • Several impulses arriving within a short time produce sufficient depolarisation
        • Via the release of NT to produce an AP in the PO cell
      • Summation
        • Temporal
          • Several impulses arrive at a synapse having travelled along a SINGLEneurone one after the other
            • Combined release of NT generates an AP in the PO membrane
        • Spatial
          • Impulses are from different synapses (usuallyfrom different neurones)
            • Number of different sensory cells stimulated can be reflected in the control of the response

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