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B8:8axon,8dendrites,8and8glands.
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B8:8synapse.
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D8:8axon.
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A8:8size8of8the8action8potentials.
B8:8size8of8the8synapse.
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ect8Answer8:8D
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8e8another?
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B8:8A8chemical8process8takes8place8in8the8synapse.
C8:8An8electrical8process8takes8place8inAtheAreceptors.Am
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Correct8Answer8:8A
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A8:8cell8body,8cellular8membrane,8and8transmitters.
B8:8axon,8dendrites,8and8glands.
C8:8cell8body,8dendrites,8and8axons.
D8:8transmitters,8dendrites,8and8nodes8of8Ranvier.8Corre
ct8Answer8:8C
6 :8In8the8mid-
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ct8Answer8:8D
8 :8Groups8of8interconnected8neurons8are8referred8to8as
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ect8Answer8:8D
12 :8Which8of8the8following8statements8best8describes8how8neurons8communicate8with8on
8e8another?
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