The chemicals that are released at an axon terminal and can either excite or inhibit other neurons are called
a. synapses.
b. synaptic vesicles.
c. neurilemmas.
d. neurotransmitters.
D
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Beginning in the mid-1970s, authorities were unable to confine nondangerous mentally ill patients, a policy that emphasized
A. individual freedom. B. society's rights. C. both individual freedom and society's rights D. neither individual freedom nor society's rights
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a. basilar membrane c. organ of Corti b. vestibular organ d. auditory nerve