Professor Case studies how drugs of abuse change the amount of chemical that neurons release from the presynaptic terminal into the ______.
A) dendritic terminal
B) junction between neurons
C) afferent space
D) nucleus

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The junction between neurons is known as the synapse, which is where one neuron communicates with another. The presynaptic terminal is the end of the neuron that releases neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, which is the gap between the presynaptic terminal and the postsynaptic terminal (the end of the neuron that receives the neurotransmitters). Therefore, drugs of abuse would change the amount of chemical released from the presynaptic terminal into the synaptic cleft, which is represented by choice B.

Professor Case Studies How Drugs of Abuse Change the Amount