Question

Define receptors and synapse

Answer 1

Answer:

In a chemical synapse, electrical activity in the presynaptic neuron is converted (via the activation of voltage-gated calcium channels) into the release of a chemical called a neurotransmitter that binds to receptors located in the plasma membrane of the postsynaptic cell.

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Answer 2

Answer:

receptors : In cell biology, receptors are special structures that can be found in cell membranes. These are made of protein molecules such as glycoproteins. Receptors bind (attach) to specialised molecules. ... The process is called signal transduction: The binding starts a chemical change on the inside of the membrane.

synapse : synapse is a structure that

that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell. ... In many synapses, the presynaptic part is located on an axon and the postsynaptic part is located on a dendrite or soma.