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True or false: Language ability is accomplished by the cerebral cortex.

Which of the following would increase the activity of protein kinase A?

Which system is the reflex action controlled by?

Do parasympathetic post-ganglionic neurons release acetylcholine?

Do parasympathetic pre-ganglionic neurons release acetylcholine? 

Latrotoxin is a compound found in black widow venom that opens voltage-gated calcium channels. What effect would you expect to observe in a neuron when a person is exposed to this toxin?

Is decreased blood pressure associated with an elevated sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system activity? 

A cell has a total membrane potential of -70 mV. Cation A is found in both the ECF and ICF and has an equilibrium potential of +45 mV. Cation B is found in both the ECF and ICF and has an equilibrium potential of -85 mV. True or false: Cation A has a higher concentration in the ICF than the ECF. (0.5 pts.)

True or false: The strength of an action potential depends on the number and type of graded potentials. (0.5 pts.)

Sequential EPSPs from a single presynaptic neuron will be most effective at bringing a postsynaptic neuron to threshold when ________.