What Happens When the Resting Nerve Is Stimulated to Threshold

question 49

Multiple Choice

What happens when the resting nerve is stimulated to threshold potential?

• A) The efflux of K⁺ restores the resting membrane potential.
• B) An action potential fires.
• C) The Na⁺/K⁺ pump further depolarizes the cell.
• D) The membrane permeability to Na⁺ decreases.

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