Which Statement About Action Potentials Is FALSE

question 233

Multiple Choice

Which statement about action potentials is FALSE?

• A)Neurons either do or do not "fire."
• B)Electrical stimulation of the dendrites does not always trigger "firing."
• C)Activation must exceed a threshold before the neuron begins to "fire."
• D)The intensity of the stimulus makes the neuron "fire" more intensely.

Understand the characteristics of money market securities.

Appreciate the risks associated with changes in an investment portfolio composition, such as interest rate risk, default risk, and maturity risk.

Grasp the concept of opportunity cost associated with holding cash and how it impacts financial decisions.

Identify the motivations behind a firm's need for liquidity, including precautionary, transaction, speculative, and float motives.

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