Stimulation of a neuron steps

1. What are the 5 steps of an action potential?
2. What happens in stimulating a neuron?

What are the 5 steps of an action potential?

The action potential can be divided into five phases: the resting potential, threshold, the rising phase, the falling phase, and the recovery phase. We begin with the resting potential, which is the membrane potential of a neuron at rest.

What happens in stimulating a neuron?

Stimulation of the presynaptic neuron to produce an action potential causes the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. Most of the released neurotransmitters bind with molecules at special sites, receptors, on the dendrites of the postsynaptic neuron.