The Process by Which a Neuron Gets Its Message Across

question 278

Multiple Choice

The process by which a neuron gets its message across the synaptic cleft to another cell is best likened to:

• A)sailors carrying a message from one island to another.
• B)fire traveling along the fuse of a firecracker.
• C)dead tree limbs being pruned from a tree.
• D)the brief change in electrical voltage when a hair dryer is turned on.

Differentiate between binding and nonbinding price controls and their implications.

Recognize the consequences of price ceilings, such as shortages, rationing mechanisms, and market inefficiencies.

Understand how price acts as a rationing mechanism in free markets and the efficiency of this process.

Examine the unintended effects of economic policies, including price controls.