If You Were the Risk Manager of the World Trade

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you were the risk manager of the World Trade Center buildings, what loss prevention or reduction technique could you have implemented before the 9/11/01 tragedy that might have made a significant difference in the number of lives lost?

• A) Guards on the roof of each building
• B) Evacuation procedures that required everyone to leave after any sign of loss
• C) Stronger exterior building materials
• D) Better background screening of all who were allowed to work in the building

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Definitions:

Neural Excitability

The ability of neurons to react to stimuli and convert them into nerve impulses, crucial for processes such as sensory perception, motor control, and cognitive functioning.

Reuptake Potential

The capacity of neurons to reabsorb neurotransmitters after they have been released into the synaptic cleft, affecting neurotransmission.

Graded Potential

Voltage changes that occur in neurons and vary in size, serving as signals that can initiate an action potential when threshold is reached.

Mapping Potential

This term is ambiguous without a specific context, but in a general sense, it could refer to the capability to understand, visualize, or plan the positioning and movement of variables in a given space.