Neural Signaling Typically Involves Four Processes

Question

Neural signaling typically involves four processes. What is the correct order of those processes?
A) Integration, reception, action by effectors, and transmission
B) Reception, transmission, integration, and action by effectors
C) Integration, transmission, reception, and action by effectors
D) Action by effectors, transmission, integration, and reception
E) Reception, integration, action by effectors, and transmission

Accepted Answer

Neural signaling starts with the reception of a signal, followed by the transmission of the signal along neurons, integration of the signal (processing and interpreting the signal in the brain or neural circuits), and finally, the action by effectors (muscles or glands acting in response to the signal).