The final integration of postsynaptic potentials that determines whether an action potential is generated occurs within what region of a neuron?
A)axon
B)axon hillock
C)dendrites
D)cell body
E)rough endoplasmic reticulum

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The axon hillock is the region where the summation of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials occurs, determining whether the threshold for an action potential is reached.

The Final Integration of Postsynaptic Potentials That Determines Whether an Action