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Card 6

Front

What is the purpose of the refractory period?

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Card 7

Front

What happens when an action potential arrives at a synapse?

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Card 8

Front

What happens when a neurotransmitter reaches the post synaptic membrane?

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Card 9

Front

How and why must a neurotransmitter be removed from the post synaptic receptors?

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Card 10

Front

How can the transmission of action potentials be disrupted? Why is this sometimes done purposely?

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Card 11

Front

Describe an action potential graph, what happens at the different points?

Back

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