Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)The information that travels along the neural membrane is little more than a transient change in the membrane potential.
• B)A neuron is never really at rest but must expend energy to keep the membrane potential constant even when no impulse is being transmitted.
• C)During the short time an action potential occurs, the cytoplasmic side of the membrane becomes positive with respect to the outside.
• D)Only nerve cells can exhibit depolarization events.
• E)Action potentials are not directly transferred from neuron to neuron.

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