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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a. philosophy c. mathematics b. anthropology d. physics
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