In the Communication Between a Motor Neuron and a Skeletal

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the communication between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle,

• A) the motor neuron is considered the presynaptic cell and the skeletal muscle is the postsynaptic cell.
• B) the motor neuron is considered the postsynaptic cell and the skeletal muscle is the presynaptic cell.
• C) action potentials are possible on the motor neuron but not the skeletal muscle.
• D) action potentials are possible on the skeletal muscle but not the motor neuron.
• E) the motor neuron fires action potentials but the skeletal muscle is not electrochemically excitable.

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