Synaptic Transmission F214

1. What is acetylcholine packaged into so it is ready for the next action potential? (8)
5. Which voltage-gated ion channels open when an action potential arrives at the synaptic knob? (7, 3, 8)
6. When acetylcholine binds to receptors on the post-synaptic membrane, what does this cause? (6, 8, 2, 4)

2. When acetylcholine is abbreviated, what is the correct abbreviation? (3)
3. By which process is acetylcholine released by at the pre-synaptic neurone? (10)
4. The amount of mitochondria in the synaptic knob? (5, 6)
7. What is the name of the neurotransmitter substance that diffuses across the synaptic cleft in cholinergic synapses? (13)

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