If the Charge Difference Across the Plasma Membrane Is Decreased

question 147

Multiple Choice

If the charge difference across the plasma membrane is decreased,

• A) the potential difference across the plasma membrane does not change.
• B) the membrane potential is more positive.
• C) the change is called hyperpolarization.
• D) negative proteins can leave the cell.
• E) the membrane potential is more negative.

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Somas

The cell bodies of neurons, containing the nucleus and cytoplasm, which are essential for the neuron's function and health.

Terminal Buttons

Terminal buttons are the small nodules at the end of axons that release chemical neurotransmitters, which facilitate the transmission of signals from one neuron to another.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.