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Dr. Ayisha Qureshi MBBS, Mphil Department of Physiology SYNAPSE: Dr. Ayisha Qureshi MBBS, Mphil Department of Physiology

It is a point of contact between two adjacent neurons. Synapse: Definition: A synapse is a region of functional contact and anatomical differentiation between two neurons. OR It is a point of contact between two adjacent neurons. Action potentials cannot cross the synaptic cleft present between 2 neurons. Nerve impulse is carried by neurotransmitters which transmit the nerve impulse from one nerve cell to the next across the synapse. The structure of synapse consists of: presynaptic ending (from where neurotransmitters in vesicles are synthesized & released) post synaptic ending (has neuroreceptors in the membrane) synaptic cleft

CLASSIFICATION OF SYNAPSES: Chemical synapse Electrical synapse Mixed synapse Physiological/ functional

Types of Synapses: Chemical Synapse (transmission thru chemicals i.e. NT) Electrical Synapse Impulse conducted without release of NT Synaptic gap only 2-3 nm No synaptic delay Unidirectional & Bidirectional conduction Mixed Synapse i.e. having both electrical & chemical regions

CLASSIFICATION OF SYNAPSES: Anatomical classification of Synapses: Axo-dendritic Axo-somatic Axo-axonic Somato-dendritic Dendro-dendritic Somato-somatic Reciprocal Serial Triad

Structure of a synapse:

SYNAPSE= Presynaptic terminal + Synaptic cleft + Postsynaptic terminal Structure Of a Synapse SYNAPSE= Presynaptic terminal + Synaptic cleft + Postsynaptic terminal Presynaptic terminal: is the first part of the synapse & is usually (not always) the Axon terminal. The axon terminals are also called the bouton terminaux or synaptic knob. The synaptic knobs have synaptic vesicles that contain the NT (neurotransmitters). The NT are produced in the body & conducted along the axon (anterograde flow). The NT can be inhibitory or excitatory. Synaptic cleft or gap: is app. 20nm. It is a non-anatomical continuity between the post and pre-synaptic ends. Postsynaptic terminal: is the name given to the last part of the synapse. It is usually comprised of the dendrite or the cell body on which the axon synapses.

Mechanism Of Conduction of an Impulse in a chemical synapse action potential reaches the PRESYNAPTIC terminal ↓ voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open influx of Ca2+ synaptic vesicles fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane (exocytosis) neurotransmitters are released into SYNAPTIC TERMINAL cross it and diffuse to the POST-SYNAPTIC terminal neurotransmitter binds to neuroreceptor on postsynaptic membrane causes Na+ channels to open, and Na+ flows into postsynaptic membrane if threshold is reached then action potential is initiated neurotransmitter is broken down by specific enzymes in the synaptic cleft.

Fate of the Neurotransmitter: Dissociates from the Receptor & can have either of the 3 fates: Enzymatic Degradation: A portion of it is inactivated by the enzymes present in high concentration at the postsynaptic membrane. Re-uptake of remaining NT by Pre-synaptic neuron and Re-used. Diffusion into the blood stream.

Fate of Neurotransmitters:

POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL CHANGES AT THE CELL MEMBRANE :

GRADED POTENTIAL Let’s consider a stimulus at the dendrite of a neuron. The stimulus reaches the dendrite (postsynaptic neuron) from the axon (presynaptic neuron) with the help of a NT. The NT leads to opening of simple ligand-gated channels that are present in the postsynaptic membrane, either Na+ or K+ channels which leads to Na or K or Influx; this could lead to depolarization or repolarization. (The dendrites and somata typically lack voltage-gated channels, which are found in abundance on the axon hillock and axolemma.)

This depolarization leads to the generation of a GRADED POTENTIAL…. Thus, the question we must answer is, “what does the depolarization that results due to the opening of the ligand gated Na channels do?” This depolarization leads to the generation of a GRADED POTENTIAL….

Graded Potentials The positive charge carried by the Na+ spreads as a wave of depolarization through the cytoplasm (much like the ripples created by a stone tossed into a pond). If the initial amplitude of the GP is sufficient, it will spread all the way to the axon hillock where Voltage-gated Na channels are present. If threshold is reached here then AP will be generated. If not, no AP will be generated.

PROPERTIES OF SYNAPSES

1. DALE’S LAW: This law states: At a given chemical synapse only one type of neurotransmitter is released and thus only one effect, either excitatory or inhibitory, is possible.

2. IRREDUCIBLE SYNAPTIC DELAY Definition: It is the time taken for the neurotransmitter to be released from the presynaptic membrane, diffuse across the synaptic cleft to reach the post synaptic membrane and bind to the neuroreceptors there. It is about 0.5 msec.

3. ONE-WAY TRAVEL In a chemical synapse the impulse always travels from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic cell as the neurotransmitter is only released from the presynaptic terminal.

4. SPATIAL SUMMATION Summation of stimuli from two different presynaptic elements reaching a neuron simultaneously, which by adding up results in excitation or facilitation, of a postsynaptic neuron is called SPATIAL SUMMATION.

5. TEMPORAL SUMMATION Summation of stimuli from two different presynaptic impulses reaching a neuron one after the other, which by adding up results in the excitation or facilitation of a postsynaptic neuron is called TEMPORAL SUMMATION.

6. FATIGUE If there is continuous stimulation of the presynaptic synapse, this leads to the neurotransmitter supply being exhausted. This causes the synaptic transmission to stop.