Action Potentials

question 61

Multiple Choice

Action potentials

• A) are initiated by the membrane's increased permeability to potassium.
• B) return to resting when the sodium channels open.
• C) can be triggered in very rapid succession, with no delay.
• D) involve voltage-gated channels in the membrane.
• E) are propagated only because chloride ions move through the membrane.

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