Action potentials originate at the
A) terminal buttons.
B) synapses.
C) axon initial segment, adjacent to the axon hillock.
D) nodes of Ranvier.
E) nucleus.
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Q25: Active conduction is to passive conduction as
A)
Q26: Another word for "integration" is
A) "firing."
B) "all-or-none."
C)
Q27: The wave of absolute refractoriness that follows
Q28: During an action potential,the change in membrane
Q29: The fact that the intensity of stimulation
Q31: A neuron normally fires when
A) its sodium-potassium
Q32: How far do most postsynaptic potentials travel
Q33: Neurons do not normally fire more than
Q34: APs are said to be all-or-none: This
Q35: Conduction of action potentials along an axon
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