When a Second EPSP (Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential) Arrives at a Single

question 110

Multiple Choice

When a second EPSP (excitatory postsynaptic potential) arrives at a single synapse before the effects of the first have disappeared, what occurs?

• A) spatial summation
• B) temporal summation
• C) inhibition of the impulse
• D) hyperpolarization
• E) decrease in speed of impulse transmission

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of production or output in the short term, such as rent or salaries.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price taking behavior.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable costs (costs that change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced.