A Stimulus Great Enough to Change the Membrane Potential and Propagate

question 10

Multiple Choice

A stimulus great enough to change the membrane potential and propagate an action potential is said to have reached _________.

• A) recruitment
• B) threshold
• C) summation
• D) tetanus

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Definitions:

Retinal Fixation

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