Name the Type of Membrane Channel That Opens in Response

question 68

Multiple Choice

Name the type of membrane channel that opens in response to chemical binding and is found in dendrites of some sensory receptors like pain receptors,and in the dendrites and cell bodies of interneurons and motor neurons.

• A)leakage channel
• B)ligand-gated channels
• C)mechanically gated channels
• D)voltage-gated channels
• E)pressure-sensitive channel

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