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Indicate Whether an Excitatory or Inhibitory Synapse Is Being Described

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Indicate whether an excitatory or inhibitory synapse is being described.
a.excitatory synapse
b.inhibitory synapse
-Small depolarization of the postsynaptic neuron


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