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Card 16
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An organ or cell which acts in repsonse to a stimulus
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Card 17
Front
The membrane to which synaptic vesicles bind releasing neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft
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Card 18
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The membrane containing receptor proteins which neurotransmitter binds to initiating an action potential
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Card 19
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The chemical substance used to pass impulses across the synaptic cleft e.g. Acetylcholine
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Card 20
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A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic membrane increases the likelihood of an action potential in the postsynaptic membrane
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Card 21
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A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic membrane decreases the likelihood of an action potential in the postsynaptic membrane
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Card 22
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Type of summation where multiple neurones are needed to initiate an action potential
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Card 23
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Type of summation where multiple impulses from on neurone are needed to initiate an action potential
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