Which of the Following Occurs in Convergence

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurs in convergence?

• A)Thousands of synapses from many different presynaptic cells end on a single postsynaptic cell.
• B)The axon of a nerve cell branches so that the activity in one neuron influences many other cells.
• C) The dendrites all converge on the cell body.
• D) The action potential initiated in the axon diminishes as it diverges into the axon terminals.

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