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6. The neurotransmitter passes across the synaptic cleft via _____.

  • Diffusion
  • Active transport
  • Co-transport
  • Osmosis

7. Inhibitory drugs ___ the nervous system by creating ___ action potentials in post-synaptic membranes.

  • Stimulate; fewer
  • Inhibit; more
  • Inhibit; fewer
  • Stimulate; more

8. Once the transmitter molecules and the protein receptors combine, protein channels open up in the post-synaptic membrane allowing ______ to diffuse from the cleft into the post-synaptic neurone.

  • Calcium ions
  • Acetylcholine
  • Sodium ions
  • Potassium ions