The Delaney Clause

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Delaney Clause

• A) prevents the intentional use as food additives of compounds shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals or humans.
• B) defines the maximum dosage of a food additive that causes no observable effects in rats and mice.
• C) lists food additives that are generally recognized as safe.
• D) grants the USDA jurisdiction over food additives.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Effectiveness

Synaptic effectiveness refers to the efficiency and strength with which a synapse can transmit a signal from one neuron to another.

Long-term Depression (LTD)

A reduction in the effectiveness of neuronal synapses lasting hours or longer following a long patterned stimulus, contributing to the inverse process of synaptic strengthening.

Synaptic Effectiveness

The ability of synapses (junctions between two neurons) to efficiently transmit signals from the presynaptic neuron to the postsynaptic neuron.

Electrical Stimulation

Passage of an electrical current from the uninsulated tip of an electrode through tissue, resulting in changes in the electrical activity of the tissue.