What Is the General Function of an excitable Membrane

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Multiple Choice

What is the general function of an excitable membrane?

• A)Excitable membranes allow ions to leak across ion channels.
• B)Excitable membranes are on cells with extracellular receptors for binding chemicals.
• C)Excitable membranes permit rapid communication between different parts of a cell.
• D)Excitable membranes function when the intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid compositions match.
• E)Excitable membranes function in slow,endocrine cell-cell communication.

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