When a Neurotransmitter Binds to Its Receptor and Increases the Permeability

Multiple Choice

When a neurotransmitter binds to its receptor and increases the permeability of the postsynaptic membrane to sodium ions,

A) the membrane will be hyperpolarized.
B) more chloride ions will also diffuse into the cell.
C) an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) will result.
D) the membrane will become impermeable to potassium ions.
E) the sodium ions diffuse out of the cell.