If You Were to Insert a Microelectrode Through the Cell

question 19

Multiple Choice

If you were to insert a microelectrode through the cell membrane of a neuron, you would be able to demonstrate that

• A)the region inside the cell membrane is more positively charged than the region outside the membrane.
• B)the region inside the cell membrane is more negatively charged than the region outside the membrane.
• C)there is a greater concentration of potassium ions outside the cell membrane than inside the membrane.
• D)there is a greater concentration of potassium ions inside the cell membrane than outside the membrane.

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