If you take a sponge that is sopping wet and squeeze it over a table,the water in that sponge will form a puddle on the table.If you then take the empty sponge and slowly lower it into the puddle,the water will be reabsorbed into the sponge.In the very same way,__________ is the process by which a neuron moves many of its released neurotransmitters back into the terminal button.
A) synaptic adherence
B) neuronal sopping
C) reuptake
D) reabsorption

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The process described in the scenario is reuptake, which is the reabsorption of the released neurotransmitters by the terminal button of the neuron. The other options, such as synaptic adherence or neuronal sopping, are not valid terms used in neuroscience to describe this process. Reabsorption is a similar concept, but it is not the commonly used term to describe this process. Therefore, C is the best choice.

If You Take a Sponge That Is Sopping Wet and Squeeze