The Image of a Key Fitting into a Lock Is

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Multiple Choice

The image of a key fitting into a lock is useful in understanding how:

• A) two nerve cells physically touch each other at each end.
• B) neurotransmitters bind to receptor molecules.
• C) ion channels open and close.
• D) synaptic vesicles are opened by an action potential.

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Definitions:

Personal Space

The physical area surrounding individuals that they consider psychologically theirs, infringement of which can cause discomfort or distress.

Inborn

Traits, characteristics, or abilities present in an individual from birth, not acquired or developed through experience.

Culture

The entire way of life of a group of people (including both material and symbolic elements) that acts as a lens through which one views the world and that is passed from one generation to the next.

Symbolic Culture

The aspect of culture that consists of the symbols, language, norms, and values that people create and share to communicate and make sense of the world.