When an action potential reaches the axon terminal, synaptic vesicles move toward the _____________________.

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• When the action potential reaches the axon ending, it causes tiny bubbles of chemicals called ____________________ to release their contents into the synaptic gap.
• The synaptic vesicles contain chemicals called _______________.
• The ________________ is a tiny space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of an adjoining neuron.
• ________________ is an antidepressanr drug that enhances the action of serotonin by preventing it from being removed from the synaptic cleft.
• Damage to the ___________________ surrounding axons can seriously affect synaptic transmission.
• To complete synaptic transmission, the neurotransmitters attach to receptor molecules embedded in the __________________ .
• Within the axons of the neuron are _________________, which are held in storage-like vesicles until they are released when the neuron is stimulated.
• The optic nerve is composed of one axon fiber extending from each ___ cell in the retina.
• ________________ is a brief electrical impulse by which information is transmitted along the axon of a neuron.
• _________________ are the tiny pouches or sacs in the axon terminals that contain chemicals called neurotransmitters.