The likely effect on a neuron of two excitatory signals and twenty inhibitory signals is

A. transmission of a nerve impulse releasing inhibitory neurotransmitters at the next synapse.
B. confused integration.
C. prohibiting the axon from firing.
D. transmission of a nerve impulse.


Answer: C

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