Refer to the Graphs Showing Action Potentials Occurring in Response

question 129

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graphs showing action potentials occurring in response to multiple excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) . In graph B, the action potential is due to

• A) the rapid succession of EPSPs at one synapse.
• B) the action of each EPSP, which raises the membrane potential above its threshold.
• C) saltatory conduction along the axon receiving the EPSP.
• D) the increase in strength of the EPSP as it spreads from the synapse.
• E) the spatial summation of several simultaneous EPSPs.

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