Maintenance of the Resting Membrane Potential Is Accomplished By

question 72

Multiple Choice

Maintenance of the resting membrane potential is accomplished by:

• A) saltatory conduction down the axon.
• B) an excess of calcium ions outside the myelin sheath.
• C) an accumulation of more positive ions outside the neuron than inside.
• D) the voltage-gated potassium ion channels.
• E) the storage of acetylcholine in the nerve terminal.

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