A reaction that results from summation is called?

A reaction that results from summation is called?

• A. Response
• B. Summation
• C. Stimulation
• D. Conduction

Answer: (A)

Summation is about inputs combining to reach the threshold that triggers an output. When those combined inputs cross the threshold, the neuron or system generates a response—the observable reaction such as an action potential or a motor/action output. So the reaction produced by summation is called a response. Stimulation is just the act of activating neurons, not the final outcome, and conduction is the transmission of the impulse along the neuron, not the result of the integrated input.

Summation is about inputs combining to reach the threshold that triggers an output. When those combined inputs cross the threshold, the neuron or system generates a response—the observable reaction such as an action potential or a motor/action output. So the reaction produced by summation is called a response. Stimulation is just the act of activating neurons, not the final outcome, and conduction is the transmission of the impulse along the neuron, not the result of the integrated input.