What is the firing rate of a neuron?

A. the magnitude of a depolarization
B. the magnitude of an action potential
C. the number of action potentials generated
over a given period of time
D. it's related to the resting membrane
potential


C

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Which is a characteristic of malignant cells?

a. abnormal plasma membrane and cytoplasm; abnormal cell division b. normal plasma membrane and cytoplasm; abnormal cell division c. abnormal plasma membrane, normal cytoplasm; normal cell division d. normal plasma membrane, abnormal cytoplasm; abnormal cell division e. normal plasma membrane and cytoplasm; normal cell division

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One function of antibodies is to ________

A) deactivate defensive proteins
B) stimulate the production of antigens
C) phagocytose invading bacteria
D) clump invader cells

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