Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 3

If an axon membrane is in a state similar to a discharging battery, the axon is generating an (a) _____. During this potential, the chemical gates open and positively charged (b) _____ rush inside, changing the inside of the membrane to a (c) _____ charge, while the outside of the membrane has a (d) _____ charge. As the action potential moves down the axon, it is called an (e) _____. Once it is generated, the impulse travels from the beginning to the end of the axon; this phenomenon is referred to as the (f) _____.