At an Inhibitory Synapse

question 31

Multiple Choice

At an inhibitory synapse,

• A) no transmitter substances are released by the sending cell.
• B) a transmitter substance produces changes in the receiving cell that drive the membrane potential away from threshold.
• C) no transmitter substance can bind to the receiving cell.
• D) a transmitter substance produces changes in the receiving cell that drive the membrane potential closer to threshold.
• E) a transmitter is degraded by an enzyme.

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Definitions:

Constant-cost Industry

An industry where the costs of production do not change as the total output in the industry changes.

Long-run Supply

Long-run Supply refers to the quantity of a good that producers are willing and able to supply onto the market at different price levels when all production inputs can be varied.

Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that producers are willing to supply.

Increasing-cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production increase as the industry expands due to factors like limited resources or higher input prices.