What Does the Central Nervous System Use to Determine the Strength

question 71

Multiple Choice

What does the central nervous system use to determine the strength of a stimulus?

• A) size of action potentials
• B) origin of the stimulus
• C) type of stimulus receptor
• D) frequency of action potentials

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