When an Action Potential Reaches an Axon Terminal, It Can

Multiple Choice

When an action potential reaches an axon terminal, it can cause the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft.Which of the following is a possible sequence of events that could follow?

A) Neurotransmitters diffuse from the presynaptic neuron and cause demyelination of the postsynaptic neuron.
B) Neurotransmitters are actively transported by vesicles into the postsynaptic neuron, causing a local potential.
C) Neurotransmitters are reabsorbed into the presynaptic neuron, exciting the presynaptic neuron.
D) Neurotransmitters remain in the synaptic cleft, changing the resting membrane potential of the postsynaptic neuron.
E) Neurotransmitters diffuse across the synaptic cleft, bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, and inhibit activity in the postsynaptic neuron.