A traveling wave of excitation is known as a(n) ________

A) local potential
B) graded potential
C) nerve signal
D) action potential
E) depolarizing signal


C

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

A. Medial geniculate nucleus B. Suprachiasmatic nucleus C. Pituitary gland D. Satiety center E. Mammillary nucleus

Anatomy & Physiology

Diffusion, enzymatic degradation, and uptake by cells are all ways to

a) remove a neurotransmitter b) stop a spatial summation c) continue a temporal summation d) inhibit a presynaptic potential e) excite a presynaptic potential

Anatomy & Physiology

An increased ESV ____________________ the stroke volume

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anatomy & Physiology

In hydrolysis reactions, compounds react with

A) hydrogen, causing decomposition. B) glucose, causing decomposition. C) water, causing decomposition. D) carbon, causing decomposition. E) water, causing synthesis.

Anatomy & Physiology