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

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Chapter 12 - Nervous Tissue - Figure 12.28 - Page 435: 1

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This is an example of convergence.

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The inputs from several presynaptic neurons move into one postsynaptic motor neuron. This is a convergent phenomenon. In a cases of divergence, a single presynaptic neuron sends inputs to several postsynaptic neurons.
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