Administration of a Drug That Prevents the Movement of Ca

question 12

Multiple Choice

Administration of a drug that prevents the movement of Ca ++ ions across the neural membrane into the cell is likely to

• A)increase neurotransmitter release.
• B)decrease the strength of the action potential.
• C)decrease neurotransmitter release.
• D)increase the strength of the action potential.

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Definitions:

Stepwise Regression

An approach to regression analysis where the selection of variables for prediction is done automatically.

F-statistic

A value used in ANOVA tests to determine if the variances between means of different groups are significantly different.

P-value

A measure in statistics that helps determine the significance of results, indicating the probability of observing the given result by chance if the null hypothesis is true.

F-to-enter

A criterion used in multiple regression analysis to decide at which level a new variable should be included in the model.