Communication of neural signals across the synapse involves
a. the opening of transmitter-gated channels in the axon terminal.
b. voltage changes that open chloride channels in the presynaptic membrane.
c. vesicles that take up transmitter molecules into the axon terminal.
d. the binding of transmitter at postsynaptic receptors triggering membrane potentials.
e. direct electrical contact of the pre- and post-synaptic membranes.
Answer: d. the binding of transmitter at postsynaptic receptors triggering membrane potentials.
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