To Say That Panic Is Like a "False Alarm" Means

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Multiple Choice

To say that panic is like a "false alarm" means that panic is

• A)a normal fear response triggered at an inappropriate time.
• B)a deliberate attempt to seek attention.
• C)very different from the normal fear response.
• D)easily dismissed as harmless.

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Definitions:

Axon Hillock

The cone-shaped area of a neuron where the axon originates and where action potentials are initiated.

Telodendria

Fine, thread-like extensions of axons and dendrites at the terminus of neurons, thought to play a role in the transmission of electrical signals to adjacent neurons.

Nucleus

A membrane-bound organelle found in eukaryotic cells that contains the cell's chromosomes, thereby functioning as the cell's command center for gene expression and DNA replication.

Pyramidal Cell

Distinctively shaped interneuron found in the cerebral cortex.