Processes of the Action Potential

Processes of the Action Potential

Describe the full process of the following four processes of the action potential:

1. Neurotransmitters Binding to Receptors on the Pre-Synaptic Neuron

2. Polarization/The Resting Potential

3. Depolarization/The Action Potential

4. Neurotransmitter Release into the Synapse

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In a chemical synapse, the pre synaptic membranes are separated by a fluid filled space called the synaptic cleft. The chemical event is then involved in the transmission of the impulse via diffusion, release and through the receptor binding of transmitter molecules in a two…