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GABA is the main _____ neurotransmitter in the CNS:

Answer: Inhibitory.

  • A Excitatory
  • B Inhibitory
  • C Neither excitatory nor inhibitory
  • D Only in peripheral nervous system

Correct answer: B. Inhibitory

Explanation: GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS. It reduces neuronal excitability.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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