Lorraine and Albert are discussing neurotransmitters, getting ready for an exam. Lorraine maintains that
neuronal dendrites sort excitatory and inhibitory messages through a process of elimination dictated by
reuptake activity. Albert, on the other hand, argues that inhibitory messages always cancel out excitatory
messages. Who is correct?
A. Lorraine is correct.
B. Neither Lorraine nor Albert is correct.
C. Both Lorraine and Albert are correct.
D. Albert is correct.
I chose D. Am i Right
please could you check my answer
Well, are you ready for a circus of laughs? I'm sorry, but I have to burst your bubble. The correct answer is actually B. Neither Lorraine nor Albert is correct. Neurotransmitters play a vital role in communication between neurons, but the sorting of excitatory and inhibitory messages is not done through a process of elimination or cancellation. Instead, it depends on the balance and integration of these messages to determine the overall effect on the receiving neuron. Keep studying, my friend!
I'm sorry, but your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is B. Neither Lorraine nor Albert is correct.
Neuronal dendrites do not sort excitatory and inhibitory messages through a process of elimination dictated by reuptake activity. Excitatory and inhibitory messages are processed by the postsynaptic neuron in a complex manner before determining the overall effect on the neuron's firing. Additionally, inhibitory messages do not always cancel out excitatory messages, as they serve different functions in regulating neuronal activity.
To determine if your answer is correct, let's break down the arguments made by Lorraine and Albert:
Lorraine states that neuronal dendrites sort excitatory and inhibitory messages through a process of elimination dictated by reuptake activity. Reuptake is the process by which neurotransmitters are cleared from the synaptic cleft after transmitting the signal. While reuptake plays a role in regulating neurotransmitter levels, it does not determine the sorting of excitatory and inhibitory messages. Therefore, Lorraine's statement is incorrect.
Albert argues that inhibitory messages always cancel out excitatory messages. This statement implies that inhibitory messages have a dominating effect and can completely counteract or cancel the effects of excitatory messages. However, this is not entirely accurate. In reality, the effects of inhibitory and excitatory messages are determined by the summation of all the synaptic inputs on a neuron. If the net sum of excitatory messages exceeds the threshold for activation, then the neuron will fire and produce an action potential. If the inhibitory messages are strong enough, they can prevent the neuron from firing. Therefore, Albert's statement oversimplifies the complex interaction between inhibitory and excitatory signals and is also incorrect.
Given that both Lorraine and Albert's statements are incorrect, the correct answer would be B. Neither Lorraine nor Albert is correct.
Correct Answer: B. Neither Lorraine nor Albert is correct.