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How is an Action Potential transmitted across a synapse?

-An action potential arrives at the presynaptic membrane-Ca 2+ ion channels open-Ca 2+ ions diffues into presynaptic knob-Acetylcholine/ neurotransmitter in vesicles-Vesicles move towards presynaptic membran...
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A) Draw field lines around a positive point particle. B) How does a faraday cage prevent the people within it recieving a electric shock ?

A) symmetrical straight lines coming out of the particle, with arrows pointing away from the particle. A useful tool in answering these questions is to imagine what would happen if you placed a second positi...
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What determined allegiance during the British Civil Wars?

It is clear that religious affiliation and religious fears were the principle factors determining allegiance in the British Civil Wars for the people who actively chose to fight, however it is important to r...
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Write x^2+6x+14 in the form of (x+a)^2+b where a and b are constants to be determined.

Completing the square is a method that can be used to solve the quadratic equation x^2+6x+14 in the form of (x+a)^2+b. The way we find a and b is as follows:For constant a , is found by halving the coefficie...
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Most cases of scarlet fever occur in children. Adults have usually developed immunity to a toxin that the Streptococcus bacteria produce during infection. Explain how an adult develops immunity to the toxin.

Previous exposure to the toxin confers immunity by eliciting an immune response whereby b-cells differentiate into plasma cells allowing the production of antibodies. These will in turn stimulate production ...
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