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What do synaptic vesicles do when an impulse reaches the axon terminal?
ADigest the membrane
BRelease neurotransmitters
CMove to the nucleus
DRelease myelin lipids
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Release neurotransmitters
The arriving action potential drives vesicles to fuse with the plasma membrane and empty their contents into the cleft.
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