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Match each of the following alternatives with its corresponding description.(Answers may occur more than once.)
-These alternatives provide all the required functionality users demand with a system that is minimally different from the current system.


Definitions:

Excitatory Postsynaptic

Pertaining to the process in which a neurotransmitter increases the likelihood of an action potential firing in the postsynaptic neuron.

Electric Potential

The amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a point in a field, representing the force that would be exerted on a positive test charge placed at that point.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body via electrical and chemical signals.

All-or-None

A principle that states a neuron fires with the same potency each time, though action is dependent on whether or not the stimulus meets the threshold.

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