What Effect on a Neuron's Resting Potential Would a Drug

question 83

Multiple Choice

What effect on a neuron's resting potential would a drug that stop sodium-potassium pump activity likely have?

• A) The neuron's resting potential would be unaffected.
• B) The neuron's resting potential would become hyperpolarized due to decreasing in potassium ions.
• C) The neuron's resting potential would become depolarized due to a increase in sodium ions.
• D) The neuron would not be able to produce an action potential.

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Definitions:

Cardiology

The branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

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