Long Receptors Are Much Better Able to Adapt to Different

question 19

Multiple Choice

Long receptors are much better able to adapt to different stimulus intensities mostly because

• A) their axons are much longer.
• B) their somas are much larger.
• C) both presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes are capable of changing the shape and size of the synapse.
• D) long receptors usually release more neurotransmitter than short ones do.
• E) electrical potentials travel faster in long receptors than in short receptors.

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