Multiple Choice
If a resting axon increases its permeability to sodium ions:
A) the membrane potential will hyperpolarize.
B) the influx of sodium ions will increase and the membrane will depolarize.
C) the outward movement of sodium ions will decrease.
D) the membrane potential will repolarize.
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