If Five Action Potentials Arrive at the Same Synapse in Very

question 148

Multiple Choice

If five action potentials arrive at the same synapse in very close succession, which of the following would occur?

• A) The direction of the action potential is reversed.
• B) Temporal summation occurs.
• C) Spatial summation occurs.
• D) Hyperpolarization occurs.
• E) Depolarization always occurs.

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