The Axon Membrane Responds to an Intracellular Injection of a Subthreshold

question 6

Multiple Choice

The axon membrane responds to an intracellular injection of a subthreshold positive current with:

• A)Transient depolarization only in the region where the current is injected.
• B)Maintained depolarization until negative current is injected.
• C)Maximal depolarization locally and attenuated depolarization along the axon.
• D)Immediately opening K⁺ channels to maintain resting potential.
• E)Firing an action potential.

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