Graded Potentials

question 66

Multiple Choice

Graded potentials:

• A) cause repolarization.
• B) produce an effect that spreads actively across the membrane surface.
• C) produce an effect that increases with distance from the point of stimulation.
• D) may cause either a depolarization or a hyperpolarization.

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