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azncindy619

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An action potential is
 A) the return to baseline voltage that occurs following depolarization.
  B) a change in electrical potential that occurs when the cell membrane is stimulated adequately to permit ion exchange between intra- and extracellular spaces.
  C) the threshold phenomenon associated with movement in muscle.
  D) none of the above.

Question 2

Active cellular transport
 A) is required to adjust the ion balance between intra- and extracellular environments.
  B) involves the use of sodium-potassium pumps.
  C) moves sodium out of the cell.
  D) all of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D





 

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