You Have Added a Specific Amount of Excitatory Neurotransmitter Mixed

question 36

Multiple Choice

You have added a specific amount of excitatory neurotransmitter mixed with a 6× higher concentration of an inhibitory neurotransmitter to a synaptic cleft.You expect that the postsynaptic neuron will

• A)produce 6× its normal number of action potentials.
• B)produce 6× its normal number of negative action potentials.
• C)show a net hyperpolarization as a result of neuronal integration.
• D)show a net depolarization as a result of neuronal integration.
• E)not respond to either signal.

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Definitions:

Highly Significant

A statistical term indicating that the results observed are very unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, often used for results with very low p-values.

Statistical Significance

Indicates that the probability of the observed results occurring under the null hypothesis is low, suggesting the results are not due to random chance.

Probability

A measure of the chance or likelihood that a certain event will occur, often quantified as a fraction or percentage.

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion representing how much the values in a data set differ from the mean of the data set.