The Charge Difference Between the Outside and the Inside of the Plasma

question 29

Multiple Choice

The charge difference between the outside and the inside of the plasma membrane of a neuron at rest is called the

• A)action potential
• B)synaptic potential
• C)excitatory postsynaptic potential
• D)resting membrane potential
• E)equilibrium potential

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