You Are Looking at Neural Tissue That Has Been Treated

question 88

Multiple Choice

You are looking at neural tissue that has been treated with calcium-sensitive dyes and you notice calcium ion waves traveling through the tissue.These waves represent

• A) activity at a tripartite synapse.
• B) action potentials of microglia.
• C) communication among astrocytes.
• D) toxins crossing the blood-brain barrier.
• E) action potentials traveling along neurons whose axons have damaged myelin.

Describe the biochemical processes involved in cellular respiration and energy production.

Identify the role of the Golgi apparatus in carbohydrate manufacture and secretion packaging.

Understand the relevance of acid-base chemistry in everyday products and processes.

Recognize the importance of the nuclear membrane in regulating substance transport in and out of the nucleus.

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