You Are Looking at a Neuron Under a Microscope

question 83

Multiple Choice

You are looking at a neuron under a microscope.You find many structures coming off the cell body.Some of these are relatively thick and branch many times.One of the structures,however,is very thin and very long.This latter structure is most likely the neuron's ____,which carries the ____.

• A) dendrite; efferent signal
• B) dendrite; afferent signal
• C) axon; action potential
• D) axon; receptors

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

The Supply Curve is a graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that suppliers are willing and able to provide, typically upward sloping.

Change In Supply

A shift in the quantity of a good that producers are willing and able to sell at various prices, due to factors other than the price of the good itself.

Change In Quantity Supplied

The difference in the amount of a product that producers are willing and able to sell due to a change in price.

Law Of Supply

The claim that, other things being equal, the quantity supplied of a good rises when the price of the good rises.