When an action potential reaches the end of the axon terminal:
a. the action potential "hops" directly across the synaptic cleft.
b. it electrically activates the receptor sites.
c. it causes synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitters.
d. it reverses direction.
Answer: c
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