The cone-shaped region of the cell body where the axon originates is termed the axon hillock. This area is free of ribosomes and most other cell organelles, with the exception of cytoskeletal elements and organelles that are being transported down the axon.
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Synaptic vesicles contain two classes of obligatory components: transport proteins involved in neurotransmitter uptake, and trafficking proteins that participate in synaptic vesicle exocytosis, endocytosis, and recycling.
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Association neurons account for over 99% of the neurons in the body. Most association neurons are multipolar. Most association neurons are confined within the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Association neurons are also known as interneurons.
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The area in the axon that holds groups of vesicles is an axon terminal or bouton. Up to 130 vesicles can be released per bouton over a ten-minute period of stimulation at 0.2 Hz. In the human brain region V1 synaptic vesicles have an average diameter of 39.5 nanometers with a standard deviation of 5.1 nanometers.
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Axons use chemically gated ion channels to generate graded potentials. Neurons can have multiple axons but only one dendrite. A neuron can have only one axon, but the axon may have occasional branches along its length. A neuron can have only one axon, but the axon may have occasional branches along its length.
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The part of the plasma membrane of the nerve ending that is specialized to form functional contacts with other cells is the synapse. Figure 8.6. Diagrammatic representation of an excitatory synapse, showing the spherical vesicles and the presynaptic density. View an EM of a nerve ending with spherical vesicles.
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The other type of process in the idealized neuron is the axon. Each neuron has only one axon and it is usually straighter and smoother than the dendritic profiles. Axons also contain bundles of microtubules and neurofilaments and scattered mitochondria.
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In a neuron, synaptic vesicles (or neurotransmitter vesicles) store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. The release is regulated by a voltage-dependent calcium channel. Vesicles are essential for propagating nerve impulses between neurons and are constantly recreated by the cell.
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Click the identified structures on the model neuron to move to the related section. The region of the neuron containing the nucleus is known as the cell body, soma, or perikaryon (Figure 8.2). The cell body is the metabolic center of the neuron.
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Cold sores on the skin of the mouth occur when herpes simplex viruses that are dormant in neural ganglia become active and travel to the skin of the mouth. Which of the following is the mechanism by which these viruses travel from the ganglia (located within the head) to the skin of the mouth?
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which area would contain an abundance of vesicles containing neurotransmitter?
Axon terminal or bouton area would contain an abundance of vesicles containing neurotransmitter. The axon terminal or bouton would contain an abundance of vesicles containing neurotransmitter.