For an Action Potential to Occur

question 70

Multiple Choice

For an action potential to occur,

• A)The stimulus must reach or exceed threshold
• B)Na⁺ influx must exceed K⁺ efflux
• C)The membrane must be out of the relative refractory period
• D)Both the stimulus must reach or exceed threshold and Na⁺ influx must exceed K⁺ efflux must happen
• E)All of the choices must happen

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Definitions:

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