The Resting Potential Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

The resting potential is:

• A) a brief time period after an action potential when the neuron is incapable of firing.
• B) the term used to describe how the sympathetic nervous system reduces arousal and conserves energy.
• C) a state in which a neuron has an electrical charge of about -70 millivolts.
• D) a state in which a neuron has an electrical charge of +70 millivolts.

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