What the Listeners Should Know or Be Able to Do

question 18

Short Answer

What the listeners should know or be able to do at the end of your speech is called the _____ purpose.

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Definitions:

EPSPs

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, which are temporary increases in postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell.

IPSPs

Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, a kind of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical charge of a cell's membrane, allowing for the transmission of signals along neurons.

Graded Potentials

Changes in membrane potential that vary in size and do not follow the all-or-none principle, important in the initiation of action potentials.