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

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

3. This influx causes the synaptic vesicle to fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane releasing the neurotransmitter called ____ into the synaptic cleft.

  • Amphetamine
  • Cholinesterase
  • Acetylcholine
  • Myelin

4. One function of a synapse is to...

  • Form energy
  • Insulate the axon
  • Transmit information between neurones.
  • Form acetylcholine

5. 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

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