Principles of Human Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134169804
Author: Cindy L. Stanfield
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 7E
If the membrane potential of a neuron becomes more negative than it was at rest, then the neuron is________ in this state, the neuron is_____excitable.
- depolarized; more
- hyperpolarized; more
- depolarized; less
- hyperpolarized; less
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