What Do You Predict Would Occur in the Rod Cells

question 205

Multiple Choice

What do you predict would occur in the rod cells in your retina if you were in a dark room and turned on the lights?

• A) They would release more neurotransmitter in the light
• B) Na⁺ entry into the cell would increase in the light.
• C) cGMP-gated channels would open
• D) The membrane potential would go from being hyperpolarized to being depolarized
• E) The membrane potential would go from being depolarized to being hyperpolarized

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