Placing Neurons and Their Synaptic Contacts into a Medium Containing

question 87

Multiple Choice

Placing neurons and their synaptic contacts into a medium containing no calcium ions would be expected to

• A) decrease the time required to move sodium ions out of the axon terminal.
• B) enhance the voltage changes associated with the action potential.
• C) increase the number of transmitter molecules released from the axon terminal.
• D) prolong the refractory period of the action potential.
• E) prevent the release of neurotransmitter into the synapse.

---

Definitions:

Returns To Scale

The change in output as a result of a proportional change in all input factors in the production process.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production factor, holding other factors constant.

Factor X

An unspecified or unknown factor that can influence outcomes in an economic model or analysis.

Production Function

A mathematical model that relates the amount of output produced to the quantities of various inputs or factors of production.