Question 24

(Multiple Choice)

The "threshold" potential of a membrane


A)is the point of separation from a living to a dead neuron.
B)is the lowest frequency of action potentials a neuron can produce.
C)is the minimum hyperpolarization needed to prevent the occurrence of action potentials.
D)is the minimum depolarization needed to operate the voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels.
E)is the peak amount of depolarization seen in an action potential.

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