Which one of the following events associated with the transmission of an impulse across a synapse occurs last?
A) Action potential arrives at an axon bulb.
B) Neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft.
C) Chemically gated channels for sodium open.
D) Calcium diffuses into an axon bulb.
E) Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane.

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After the neurotransmitter binds to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane, chemically gated channels for sodium open, allowing sodium ions to enter the postsynaptic neuron and propagate the impulse.

Which One of the Following Events Associated with the Transmission