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#Question id: 11223


Of those listed, which event occurs first following a depolarizing stimulus applied to the presynaptic membrane of an axon terminal?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Voltage-gated calcium channels in the membrane open.
  2. Synaptic vesicles fuse with the membrane
  3. The postsynaptic cell produces an action potential.
  4. Ligand-gated channels open, allowing neurotransmitters to enter the synaptic cleft.