The Operation of a Synapse

Multiple Choice

The operation of a synapse

A) results from the passage of an electrical charge across the gap.
B) involves a transmitter substance from vesicles in the presynaptic neuron that act upon receptor sites on the postsynaptic neuron.
C) occurs only between two nerves.
D) is limited only by the action of acetylcholinesterase.
E) involves transduction of the electrochemical energy of an action potential into mechanical energy of movement.