Which receptor type mediates the slow phase of synaptic transmission in autonomic ganglia?
AMuscarinic (M3)
BMuscarinic (M2)
CMuscarinic (M1)
DNicotinic (N2)
During a nerve conduction study, which of the following ions is primarily responsible for the rapid upstroke of the action potential?
ACalcium
BSodium
CChloride
DPotassium
A neurophysiologist describes the mechanism of a specific type of synaptic transmission to his students. While illustrating this, he points out that when the action potential reaches the presynaptic terminal of a chemical synapse, the voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open. Ca2+ ions trigger the release of neurotransmitters from vesicles in the presynaptic terminal. In this type of synaptic transmission, increased cytosolic Ca2+ levels cause the release of a neurotransmitter from small vesicles with dense cores. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely to be the one that is released into the synaptic cleft in this type of synapse?
AEpinephrine
BGlutamate
CGlycine
DGABA (γ-amino butyric acid)
ENorepinephrine
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