The DAWN Reporting Program Reaches Practically All Emergency Department

question 30

True/False

The DAWN reporting program reaches practically all emergency department patients in the United States.

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Definitions:

Node of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon of neurons where action potentials are generated.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another neuron or cell in the body.

Synaptic Vesicle

A small, spherical structure found within nerve cell endings, responsible for storing neurotransmitters that are released during synaptic transmission.

Axon

The long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.