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meagbuch

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Summation that results from the cumulative effect of multiple synapses at multiple places on the neuron is designated
 A) spatial summation.
  B) temporal summation.
  C) inhibition of the impulse.
  D) hyperpolarization.
  E) impulse transmission.

Question 2

When a second EPSP (excitatory postsynaptic potential) arrives at a single synapse before the effects of the first have disappeared, what occurs?
 A) spatial summation
  B) temporal summation
  C) inhibition of the impulse
  D) hyperpolarization
  E) decrease in speed of impulse transmission



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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