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Synaptic vesicle

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Reserve receptors

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Synaptic cleft

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ER

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Mitochondria

Synaptic vesicles:

Synaptic vesicles contain neurotransmitter, which activates the post-synaptic neuron.

Receptors:

Receptors activate the neuron when neurotransmiters bind to it.

Reserve receptors:

Reserve receptors are kept in the synapse. The synapse can move them to the membrane during learning.

Synaptic cleft:

The synaptic cleft is the space between the synapse. It allows for neurotransmitter to move to the other side.

ER:

The ER stands for endoplasmic reticulum. It is an internal storage of the cell. It stores calcium ions.

Mitochondria:

Mitochondria make the energy for the synapse.

Calcium channels:

Calcium channels are activated by action potentials and trigger the release of neurotransmitters.

Kinase:

Kinases move around the synapse to change how everything works.