The Membrane Potential That Must Be Reached to Trigger the Opening

question 97

Multiple Choice

The membrane potential that must be reached to trigger the opening of voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channels is the

• A) spike potential.
• B) initiation potential.
• C) threshold.
• D) depolarization potential.

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