A Local Potential

question 108

Multiple Choice

A local potential

• A) does not occur until threshold.
• B) transmits information from one cell to another.
• C) might be a depolarization event but cannot be a hyperpolarization event.
• D) increases or decreases in direct proportion to the stimulus strength.
• E) does not alter resting membrane potential.

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