What happens when an action potential reaches the axon terminal?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Calcium enters and vesicles release neurotransmitter
- Step 1: Calcium entry triggers exocytosis of neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.
Answer
Calcium enters and vesicles release neurotransmitter.
Why not the others: The other events do not occur at the axon terminal.
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