Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11877-456-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-11877-456-4

Chapter 12 - Nervous Tissue - Checkpoint - Page 436: 18

Answer

A neural circuit is a series of neurons arranged to process specific types of information. The circuit starts with the input or presynaptic neuron ; then comes the first synapse and a postsynaptic neuron or neurons. Several other synapses, and postsynaptic neurons may follow in various types of arrangements. The end of the circuit is the final post synaptic neuron(s) or output neuron.

Work Step by Step

The major types of complex neural circuits are the diverging, the converging, the reverberating and the parallel after-discharge circuits.
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