Multiple Choice
What determines the effect that a neurotransmitter has on the postsynaptic neuron?
A) the speed the action potential traveled down the axon
B) the number of branches of the presynaptic axon
C) the receptors on the postsynaptic membrane
D) the distance between the synapse and the cell body
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