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tuffie

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Describe the structure of a neuron.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The safety margin for a particular drug is based on the idea that
 
  A. toxic doses will typically be larger than therapeutic doses.
  B. most drugs cause toxicity problems only when combined with other drugs.
  C. we need to determine an LD50 using human volunteers.
  D. we should only prescribe drugs that are not toxic even at high doses.



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Answer to Question 1

Neurons have four regions: cell body - containing nucleus and other substances that sustain the neuron; dendrites - treelike features that extend from the cell body and contain receptors; axon - long, slender extension of the cell body responsible for conducting the action potential to the axon terminals; axon terminals - bulbous structures at the end of the axon where neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles.

Answer to Question 2

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