If Mary's Neurons Were Never Able to Achieve a Resting

question 45

Multiple Choice

 If Mary's neurons were never able to achieve a resting potential more positive than -70 millivolts,____. 

• A)her action potentials would be very slow
• B)she would not be able to generate any action potentials
• C)her action potentials would be very inconsistent
• D)she would be able to move, but she would not be able to think

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Definitions:

Phylum Cnidaria

A phylum of mostly marine animals that includes corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones, characterized by their distinctive stinging cells called cnidocytes.

Classes

Categories in taxonomic classification that rank above orders and below phyla, or divisions in grouping organisms based on shared characteristics.

Characteristics

distinguishing traits, qualities, or properties of an object, person, or thing.

Statocysts

Sensory organs found in invertebrates that help in detecting gravity and spatial orientation.