If You Applied a Drug Which Could Prevent Action Potentials

question 8

Multiple Choice

If you applied a drug which could prevent action potentials to a muscle cell,what would be the result when a motor neuron fired?

• A) no contraction since that requires an action potential
• B) normal contraction
• C) release of calcium outside the muscle cell
• D) a graded potential in the neuron
• E) None of the answer choices are correct.

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