Multiple Choice
Which of the following events is NOT a characteristic of an action potential?
A) The plasma membrane becomes highly permeable to Na+ and depolarization results.
B) As Na+ enter, the inside of the plasma membrane becomes more negative.
C) At the peak of depolarization, Na+ channels begin to close and K+ channels open.
D) In repolarization, K+ flow out of the cell.
E) Action potentials occur according to the all-or-none principle.
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