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Both Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons Form Junctions with Muscles

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Both excitatory and inhibitory neurons form junctions with muscles.By what mechanism do inhibitory neurotransmitters prevent the postsynaptic cell from firing an action potential?


A) by closing Na+ channels
B) by preventing the secretion of excitatory neurotransmitters
C) by opening K+ channels
D) by opening Cl− channels

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