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ZIMSEC A-Level Biology

8.12.3Cholinergic synapse

Cholinergic synapse in ZIMSEC A-Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Listed in the scope and sequence; no competency-matrix row was found in the copy read (code ours).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 8.12.3.1Describe the structure of a cholinergic synapse and explain how it transmits an impulse (from the scope and sequence; objective wording ours).

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  • The cholinergic synapse

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Cholinergic synapse: sample question

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Which ions enter the presynaptic knob when an action potential arrives, triggering the release of acetylcholine?

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