What Do We Call the Tiny Electrical Charge That Exists

question 105

Multiple Choice

What do we call the tiny electrical charge that exists when a neuron is neither receiving nor sending information

• A) resting potential 
• B) action potential 
• C) post-synaptic potential 
• D) inhibitory potential

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