Graded Potentials

question 71

Multiple Choice

Graded potentials

• A) are local changes in membrane potential that occur in varying degrees of magnitude.
• B) serve as short-distance signals.
• C) serve as long-distance signals.
• D) both (a) and (b).
• E) both (a) and (c).

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Definitions:

Endothermic Processes

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Heat

A form of energy associated with the movement of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, convection, or radiation.

Flashover

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Combustible Material

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