The British Move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775

question 96

True/False

The British move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was designed to provoke a major battle and end the war before it could really begin.

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or nerve endings that respond to changes in the environment by generating signals that travel to the nervous system.

Action Potentials

Rapid, momentary changes in the electrical potential across a cell membrane, key in the transmission of nerve impulses.

Effectors

Organs, glands, or cells that act in response to stimuli, executing the responses of the nervous or hormonal system to external or internal changes.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them towards the cell body.