Whether a Synapse Is Excitatory or Inhibitory Is Determined by the

question 87

Multiple Choice

Whether a synapse is excitatory or inhibitory is determined by the

• A) number of action potentials arriving at the presynaptic axon terminal.
• B) size of the calcium current flowing into the presynaptic axon terminal.
• C) type of transmitter released by the presynaptic neuron and the receptor to which that transmitter binds on the postsynaptic neuron.
• D) sensitivity of the postsynaptic membrane.

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