An action potential:
A. is essential for nerve impulse propagation
B. involves the influx of negative ions to depolarize the membrane
C. involves the outflux of negative ions to depolarize the membrane
D. involves the outflux of positive ions to depolarize the membrane
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence of events that follows a threshold potential:
1. the membrane becomes depolarized
2. sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse inward
3. the membrane becomes repolarized
4. potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse outward while sodium is actively transported out of the cell
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A. 3,2,4,1
B. 2,1,4,3
C. 2,1,3,4
D. 1,2,4,3
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