Within the U

question 13

Multiple Choice

Within the U.S.,a significant change over the past twenty years has been:

• A) an increase in the percentage of Jews in the population.
• B) the near universal acceptance of Christianity.
• C) a movement away from conventional Protestant denominations to fundamentalists such as the Pentacostal and Nazarene.
• D) an increase in the percentage of adults who identify themselves as Catholic.

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical charge of a cell's membrane, essential for nerve signal transmission.

Reactive Astrocytosis

An adaptive response in which astrocytes, a type of glial cell in the central nervous system, proliferate and hypertrophy in response to injury or disease.

Bipolar

Characterized by two distinct extremes, such as the mood swings seen in bipolar disorder, but also referring to cells with two different poles (e.g., bipolar neurons).

Glial Cell

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous system that provide support and protection for neurons.