What is the role of VSSCs in axonal transmission?

Ion Channels and Neurotransmission Quiz

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Rachel Besing
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Allowing calcium to enter the neuron
Causing functional changes in the postsynaptic neuron
Facilitating neurotransmitter release
Propagating the electrical impulse along the axon
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What triggers calcium entry at the axon terminal?
Neurotransmitter release
Sodium influx
Electrical impulse
VSCCs activation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are neurotransmitters received by the postsynaptic neuron?
Through ligand-gated ion channels
Through voltage-gated ion channels
Through calcium influx
Through synaptic vesicles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process that converts the chemical message from neurotransmitters back into an electrical nerve impulse in the postsynaptic neuron?
Long-term potentiation
Excitation–secretion coupling
Neurotransmitter reception
Nerve impulse generation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of VSCCs in synaptic transmission?
Facilitating neurotransmitter release
Allowing sodium to enter the neuron
Causing functional changes in the postsynaptic neuron
Propagating the electrical impulse along the axon
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the mechanism of excitation–secretion coupling?
VSCCs opening in response to the electrical charge change
Sodium influx causing synaptic vesicles to dock
Calcium entry triggering neurotransmitter release
Neurotransmitter reception by ligand-gated ion channels
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process that involves both VSSCs and VSCCs, along with ligand-gated ion channels?
Neurotransmission process
Synaptic vesicle docking
Neurotransmitter reception
Nerve impulse generation
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