As an action potential moves along the sarcolemma, the brief opening of voltage-gated Na+ channels will allow Na+ to rush into the muscle cell, causing the inside of the membrane at that location to become more ________.      positive     negative

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As an action potential moves along the sarcolemma, the brief opening of voltage-gated Na+ channels will allow Na+ to rush into the muscle cell, causing the inside of the membrane at that location to become more ________. 

   

positive

   

negative 

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