Part 2: Using the key terms listed on page 1, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, please describe the 6 steps involved in one neuron sending a message to another neuron (this is called communication between neurons): starting with the arrival of an action potential at the terminal button of the presynaptic neuron activating voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, postsynaptic neuron to determine if the postsynaptic neuron will fire an action potential.
To get you started, the 1st step is filled in for you below:
1. The action potential in the presynaptic neuron arrives at its terminal button (bouton), which activates voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.
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