What is the role of acetylcholinesterase at a cholinergic synapse?
Correct answer C. Hydrolysing acetylcholine so that stimulation of the postsynaptic membrane stops
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Correct answer C. Hydrolysing acetylcholine so that stimulation of the postsynaptic membrane stops
Correct answer A. Neurotransmitter is released only from the presynaptic side and receptors are only on the postsynaptic side
Correct answer B. The sensory neuron synapses directly with the motor neuron
Correct answer D. Receptor → sensory neuron → relay neuron → motor neuron → effector
Correct answer D. Conditioned reflex
Correct answer B. Blinking when an object approaches the eye
Correct answer A. Cerebellum
Correct answer D. Medulla oblongata
Correct answer B. Hypothalamus
Correct answer B. Cerebrum
Correct answer D. Midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata
Correct answer D. Midbrain
Correct answer D. Thyroid
Correct answer D. Adrenaline
Correct answer A. It raises blood glucose by stimulating glycogen breakdown in the liver
Correct answer A. Allowing exchange of materials such as mRNA between nucleus and cytoplasm
Correct answer D. Ribosomes
Correct answer A. Centrioles
Correct answer A. Positively charged amino acids such as lysine and arginine
Correct answer D. DNA wound around a core of eight histone molecules