What Happens to a Neuron When the Membrane Becomes More

question 37

Multiple Choice

What happens to a neuron when the membrane becomes more permeable to sodium?

• A) The neuron becomes polarized.
• B) The neuron hyperpolarizes.
• C) The neuron depolarizes.
• D) The neuron repolarizes.

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Definitions:

Sister Chromatid

One of two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome, joined together at a structure called the centromere before they are separated during cell division.

Chromosomes

Structures within cells that contain DNA and genetic information.

Centromere

Of a duplicated eukaryotic chromosome, constricted region where sister chromatids attach to each other.

DNA Replication

The biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.