Steps of the synaptic cleft

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What is step one?

Action potential arrives at the axon terminal

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What is step 2

The arrival opens the voltage gated Calcium channels

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What is step 3?

Calcium enter the axon terminal and triggers the release of Acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft?

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What is step 4

Acetylcholine bind onto chemically gated sodium channels

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What is step 5

Acetylcholine bind onto chemically gated ion channels, then it is broken up by Acetylcholinesterase.