The Inka Had No Writing System, but Kept Records Using

question 39

True/False

The Inka had no writing system, but kept records using a system of knotted strings called quipu.

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Definitions:

Resting Membrane Potential

The electrical charge difference across the cell membrane when the cell is not conducting electrical signals, maintaining a negative charge inside relative to the outside.

Plasma Membrane

The biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, controlling the passage of substances in and out of cells.

Pseudo-Unipolar Neurons

Neurons that have a single process extending from the cell body which divides into two branches: one connected to dendrites that receive sensory information and another to the spinal cord.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that transmit sensory information (e.g., touch, sound, pain) from the body to the central nervous system.