Temporal summation refers to the fact that:
A) Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) generated by synapses on different dendrites will add linearly.
B) EPSPs generated by synapses on the same dendrite will add linearly.
C) Two EPSPs generated at slightly different times will produce a larger overall response.
D) Two EPSPs generated at the same time will shunt each other.
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Q1: Chemical synapses are typically characterized by:
A)Unidirectional and
Q2: At gap junctions,the intercellular space:
A)Widens and is
Q3: The kiss-and-run method of vesicle recycling is
Q4: Calcium entry into the presynaptic terminal is
Q5: At electrical synapses:
A)There is a synaptic delay
Q7: The neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA):
A)Is stored in
Q8: Metabotropic receptors:
A)Trigger EPSPs whose time course is
Q9: The quantal nature of chemical synaptic transmission
Q10: Ionotropic receptors:
A)Activate second messenger cascades.
B)Trigger EPSPs that
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