Movement of Hair-Cell Cilia in a Direction That Results in an Opening

question 70

Multiple Choice

Movement of hair-cell cilia in a direction that results in an opening of calcium channels and increase in neurotransmitter release is called

• A)hyperpolarization.
• B)polarization.
• C)depolarization.
• D)hypopolarization.

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