Match the Term with the Correct Definition

question 23

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the correct definition.
-repolarization

• A)a small change in the resting membrane potential confined to a small area
• B)a charge difference across the plasma membrane when the cell is in an unstimulated state
• C)a larger change in resting membrane potential that spreads over entire surface of a cell
• D)membrane becomes more positive when sodium ions diffuse into cell
• E)return to the resting membrane potential

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Definitions:

Increasing Rate

Often refers to a situation where the rate of change of a variable is accelerating; a concept applicable in various economic, financial, and mathematical contexts.

Hemoglobin Molecules

Iron-containing oxygen-transport proteins in the red blood cells.

Recessive Genetic Disease

A disease caused by mutations in both copies of a gene pair in an individual; inheriting only one mutated gene typically results in being a carrier without showing disease symptoms.

Chromosomes 21

One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans; an abnormality in the number of chromosome 21 leads to Down syndrome.