The Production Possibilities Frontier Is the Boundary Between the

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Multiple Choice

The production possibilities frontier is the boundary between the

• A) goods and services that the economy can produce.
• B) attainable and unattainable combinations of goods and services.
• C) wanted and unwanted combinations of goods and services.
• D) rational and irrational choices facing a society.
• E) affordable and unaffordable combinations of production.

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Definitions:

Sodium Ion Gates

Protein channels in cell membranes that open or close in response to stimuli, allowing the flow of sodium ions into or out of the cell, crucial in the generation of action potentials.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers, which facilitate rapid conduction of nerve impulses along axons by allowing the impulses to jump from one node to the next.

Myelination

The process of forming a myelin sheath around a nerve to increase the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve fiber.

Dendritic Spines

Small protrusions on dendrites of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and are key to synaptic strength and learning.